Recognised as Colour
#EED144
- #EED144
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EED144 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 209, 68 and HSL 50°, 83%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EED144#EED144
HEX#EED144
RGBrgb(238, 209, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8196, 0.2667
RGB percentages93.3%, 82%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(49.8, 83.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 71.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 71.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,651,140
CSS custom property--colour: #EED144;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.84:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#112EBB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4461EE
Analogous#EE7C44, #B6EE44
Triadic#44EED1, #D144EE
Split complementary#44B6EE, #7C44EE
Tetradic#44EE7C, #4461EE, #EE44B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G209
B68
Red238 (93.3%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue49.76°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G D1 · B 44
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