Colour
#EED027
- #EED027
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EED027 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 208, 39 and HSL 51°, 85%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EED027#EED027
HEX#EED027
RGBrgb(238, 208, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8157, 0.1529
RGB percentages93.3%, 81.6%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(51, 85.4%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 83.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 83.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,650,855
CSS custom property--colour: #EED027;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.69:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#112FD8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2745EE
Analogous#EE6D27, #A8EE27
Triadic#27EED0, #D027EE
Split complementary#27A8EE, #6D27EE
Tetradic#27EE6D, #2745EE, #EE27A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G208
B39
Red238 (93.3%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue50.95°
Saturation (HSL)85.41%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G D0 · B 27
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