YELLOW

Flax

#EEDC82

Conversions

HEX#EEDC82

RGBrgb(238, 220, 130)

HSLhsl(50, 76%, 72%)

HSVhsv(50, 45%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 7%)

Copy CSS

color: #eedc82;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(238, 220, 130);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(50, 76%, 72%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.38 : 1

On ink blackPass · 13.85 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Flax

Flax is the hex color #EEDC82, which translates to rgb(238, 220, 130) in RGB and hsl(50, 76%, 72%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 50 degrees, with a saturation of 76 percent and a lightness of 72 percent. That combination gives Flax a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Flax compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is khaki (#F0E68C), a CIE76 distance of 4.5 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is amber-200 (#FEE685), at a distance of 5.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Khaki at 4.5. Sorted by lightness, Flax is number 13 of the 18 yellow colors here.

Text on Flax

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Flax, led by Ink black at 13.85:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Flax already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Flax. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	3.50:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Flax

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Flax for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Flax

Format	Value
HEX	#EEDC82
RGB	rgb(238, 220, 130)
HSL	hsl(50, 76%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(50, 45%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 7%)
OKLCH	oklch(89.00% 0.1126 98.29)
CIELAB	lab(87.47 -5.76 46.27)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.