Recognised as Colour
#EED522
- #EED522
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EED522 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 213, 34 and HSL 53°, 86%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EED522#EED522
HEX#EED522
RGBrgb(238, 213, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8353, 0.1333
RGB percentages93.3%, 83.5%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(52.6, 85.7%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 85.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 85.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,652,130
CSS custom property--colour: #EED522;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#112ADD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#223BEE
Analogous#EE6F22, #A1EE22
Triadic#22EED5, #D522EE
Split complementary#22A1EE, #6F22EE
Tetradic#22EE6F, #223BEE, #EE22A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G213
B34
Red238 (93.3%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue52.65°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G D5 · B 22
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