DraftHue.
super fast palettes
Go Pro
Color detail

Light Yellow
#EEEE87

Light Yellow (#EEEE87) with RGB(238, 238, 135) and HSL(60, 75%, 73%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

LimeLightwarm
Generate harmony
Interactive

UI Sandbox

Project Dashboard
Active theme: Light Yellow
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#EEEE87
RGB
rgb(238, 238, 135)
HSL
hsl(60, 75%, 73%)
HSV
hsv(60, 43%, 93%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 43%, 7%)
Decimal
15658631
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
1.22:1
Aa
On black
17.22:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#242405#43430A#707010#9C9C16#C9C91D#E2E236#E9E963#EEEE87#F4F4AF#F9F9D7
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
1.22:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
17.22:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#EEEE87#8787EE
#EEEE87#87EEEE#EE87EE
Analogous
Open palette
#EEBA87#EED487#EEEE87#D4EE87#BAEE87
Split complementary
Open palette
#EEEE87#87BAEE#BA87EE
Tetradic
Open palette
#EEEE87#87EEBA#8787EE#EE87BA
Monochromatic
Open palette
#59590D#9C9C16#DFDF20#E9E963#F2F2A6
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Light Yellow (#EEEE87) with RGB(238, 238, 135) and HSL(60, 75%, 73%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
limelightwarmhex-eeee87h-60s-75l-73
Region

Language

EnglishEspañol
Developer Handoff

Copy for any framework

CSS
/* Light Yellow */
color: #EEEE87;
background-color: #EEEE87;
border-color: #EEEE87;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #eeee8740;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#EEEE87] text-[#EEEE87] border-[#EEEE87] ring-[#EEEE87]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.933, green: 0.933, blue: 0.529)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFFEEEE87)
Android XML
<color name="light_yellow">#EEEE87</color>
React Native
{ color: '#EEEE87' }
Social Media

Share this color

Beautiful swatches optimized for Pinterest, Instagram, and design moodboards.

DRAFTHUE.CO

Light Yellow

#EEEE87·rgb(238, 238, 135)

Tip: Screenshots of this card are optimized for Pinterest (4:5 ratio).

Related colors

Nearby named colors

Papaya Whip
#FFEFD5
Blanched Almond
#FFEBCD
Bisque
#FFE4C4
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
Navajo White
#FFDEAD
Peach Puff
#FFDAB9
Brand Match

Closest real-world color

Pantone
Peach Fuzz
PMS 13-1023 · #FFBE98
View this color →
About

About Light Yellow

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Light Yellow sits in the lime family with a light tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as energetic, social, and forward-moving.
Applications
Light Yellow (#EEEE87) with RGB(238, 238, 135) and HSL(60, 75%, 73%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Lime
Tone
Light
Temperature
warm
Keywords
lime, light, warm, hex-eeee87, h-60, s-75
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#EEEE87
RGB
rgb(238, 238, 135)
HSL
hsl(60, 75%, 73%)
HSV
hsv(60, 43%, 93%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 43%, 7%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#242405#43430A#707010#9C9C16#C9C91D#E2E236#E9E963#EEEE87#F4F4AF#F9F9D7
900
#242405
800
#43430A
700
#707010
600
#9C9C16
500
#C9C91D
400
#E2E236
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#EEEE87#8787EE
#EEEE87#87EEEE#EE87EE
Analogous
Open palette
#EEBA87#EED487#EEEE87#D4EE87#BAEE87
Split complementary
Open palette
#EEEE87#87BAEE#BA87EE
Tetradic
Open palette
#EEEE87#87EEBA#8787EE#EE87BA
Monochromatic
Open palette
#59590D#9C9C16#DFDF20#E9E963#F2F2A6
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#EEEEA0
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#EEEEA6
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#EEB4B8
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
1.22:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Aa
On black
17.22:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Papaya Whip
#FFEFD5
Blanched Almond
#FFEBCD
Bisque
#FFE4C4
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
Navajo White
#FFDEAD
Peach Puff
#FFDAB9
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Light Yellow
Closest standard CSS name to #EEEE87 for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-lime-light
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
lime-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #EEEE87 as the core value.
HSL token
60 75% 73%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

Daylight
Similarity score 13
Open
pastelgradientlight
Candy Pop
Similarity score 29
Open
pastelvibrantneon
Fresh Mint
Similarity score 32
Open
vibrantfreshsoft
Desert Oasis
Similarity score 35
Open
warmnaturalmuted
Earthly
Similarity score 35
Open
naturalmutedearth
Lavender Muted
Similarity score 37
Open
mutedpurplesoft
Deep Sea Fire
Similarity score 38
Open
contrastdarkvibrant
Deep Lagoon
Similarity score 38
Open
coolcalmocean