#EECC22Valkyrie (#EECC22) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 96°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.168. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #EECC22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 204, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 86%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 86%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 86%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.6 -3.2 78.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.849 0.168 96) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Valkyrie shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4c60b — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f4cc18 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eecc22 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eecd25 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Valkyrie 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 1.58:1 and against black 13.3:1, 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.
#fff3be · #eecc22 · #bda100 · #927b00 · #695800 · #433700
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.
#e1e87d · #eecc22 · #efad17 · #e7902c · #d9773f · #c5614e
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.
#eecc22 · #89bd90 · #a78e00 · #008936 · #645400 · #0a471c
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.
#fbf2cc · #eecc22 · #bcab65 · #98894b · #484dba · #362d03
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eecc22 · #acb0c0 · #817c65 · #474a55 · #241e05 · #010106
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.
#eff1fd · #c5c8d6 · #989bab · #1f2233 · #020310 · #eecc22
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f0cd · #eecc22 · #a4c295 · #1c6ba1 · #323f67 · #051316
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cef0ff · #eecc22 · #9dbadd · #7f479c · #314163 · #180c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eecc22 · #8db9c6 · #008aa3 · #7d106b · #3a0030 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eecc22 · #8dbcb6 · #008f85 · #3837a2 · #3f0017 · #010011
#F1D352 · #F3DB72 · #F6E28C · #F9E8A5 · #FBEFBC
#C3A600 · #998200 · #715F00 · #4C3F00 · #292100
#E7CD5F · #E0CE83 · #D9CEA1
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.