#EEEECCSilkworm (#EEEECC) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 107°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.045. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EEEECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 238, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 50%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 14%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93.3 -5.6 16.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.940 0.045 107) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Silkworm shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f7e8be — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6efc7 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eeeecc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eeefcf — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Silkworm in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.18:1 and against black 17.74:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eeeecc · #ccccad · #a4a489 · #7f7e66 · #5b5b46 · #393927
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#eeeecc · #e9d7a2 · #dfbf93 · #d1a888 · #c09380 · #ad7f79
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#eeeecc · #98b3a3 · #908f62 · #457c5f · #56552c · #243f30
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eeeecc · #c9c9b8 · #a7a789 · #635f8f · #47472f · #2a2a1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eeeecc · #cdcdd5 · #919186 · #56565b · #24241a · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eeeecc · #cbcbbd · #a0a08f · #2a2914 · #090800 · #cfca4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eeeecc · #ccccdc · #8d8bb3 · #54507e · #221d40 · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eeeecc · #ccccdc · #7992b5 · #684972 · #0d2342 · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eeeecc · #bfd1d9 · #6898ad · #75455f · #391529 · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eeeecc · #bed3d3 · #629c9d · #54507e · #3d1418 · #010007
#EFEFD1 · #F1F1D7 · #F2F2DC · #F3F3E2 · #F4F5E7
#C2C2A3 · #97977D · #6F6F58 · #494936 · #272616
#EDEDD3 · #EDEDD9 · #ECECE0
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.