Recognised as Colour
#EED324
- #EED324
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EED324 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 211, 36 and HSL 52°, 86%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EED324#EED324
HEX#EED324
RGBrgb(238, 211, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8275, 0.1412
RGB percentages93.3%, 82.7%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(52, 85.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 84.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 84.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,651,620
CSS custom property--colour: #EED324;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64893WCAG 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 13.98:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#112CDB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#243FEE
Analogous#EE6E24, #A4EE24
Triadic#24EED3, #D324EE
Split complementary#24A4EE, #6E24EE
Tetradic#24EE6E, #243FEE, #EE24A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G211
B36
Red238 (93.3%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue51.98°
Saturation (HSL)85.59%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G D3 · B 24
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