#EEC701Yolk (#EEC701) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 95°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.172. 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 | #EEC701 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 199, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 99%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 100%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.3 -1 82.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.839 0.172 95) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Yolk shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4c100 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f4c700 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eec701 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eec808 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Yolk 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 1.64:1 and against black 12.81:1, 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.
#fff2c2 · #eec701 · #bfa000 · #947b00 · #6a5800 · #443700
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.
#e2e677 · #eec701 · #eea800 · #e68b25 · #d7723d · #c35d4d
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.
#eec701 · #86b98a · #a58900 · #00862c · #625100 · #084416
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.
#f9eec8 · #eec701 · #baa75f · #968546 · #444cbb · #352a00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eec701 · #a9adbd · #807963 · #464853 · #241d04 · #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.
#eef1fd · #c5c8d6 · #989cab · #1e2233 · #020310 · #eec701
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eec701 · #a3accf · #6270c9 · #3335a3 · #130060 · #0a0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bff0ed · #eec701 · #c6a5df · #476281 · #333b5a · #0d1404
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eec701 · #88b6c2 · #00889e · #7b0b6d · #380031 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eec701 · #89b9b1 · #008c81 · #3335a3 · #3e0018 · #010011
#F1CF4A · #F4D76C · #F7DF88 · #F9E7A2 · #FCEEBA
#C3A200 · #997F00 · #715D00 · #4C3E00 · #292000
#E6C957 · #DECA7E · #D7CA9C
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.