Recognised as Colour

#EED23C

#EED23C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EED23C is a yellow with RGB values 238, 210, 60 and HSL 51°, 84%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EED23C#EED23C

HEX#EED23C

RGBrgb(238, 210, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8235, 0.2353

RGB percentages93.3%, 82.4%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(50.6, 84%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 74.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 11.8%, 74.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,651,388

CSS custom property--colour: #EED23C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.92:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#112DC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CD1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED646no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.8 Khaki · ΔE 28.7 Yellow · ΔE 29.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31 Orange · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3C58EE

Analogous#EE793C, #B1EE3C

Triadic#3CEED2, #D23CEE

Split complementary#3CB1EE, #793CEE

Tetradic#3CEE79, #3C58EE, #EE3CB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFDF8

Lighter +30%#FAF2C9

Lighter +20%#F6E89A

Lighter +10%#F2DD6B

Darker −10%#E3C314

Darker −20%#B49A10

Darker −30%#85720C

Darker −40%#564A08

More saturated +25%#FFDE2B

Less saturated −25%#D3C057

Channel breakdown

R238

G210

B60

Red238 (93.3%)

Green210 (82.4%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue50.56°

Saturation (HSL)83.96%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G D2 · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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