Recognised as Colour

#EED53F

#EED53F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EED53F is a yellow with RGB values 238, 213, 63 and HSL 51°, 84%, 59%. 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

#EED53F#EED53F

HEX#EED53F

RGBrgb(238, 213, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8353, 0.2471

RGB percentages93.3%, 83.5%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(51.4, 83.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 73.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 73.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,652,159

CSS custom property--colour: #EED53F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#112AC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACF23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D849no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC5B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.3 Khaki · ΔE 28.2 Yellow · ΔE 29 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.3 Yellow green · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F58EE

Analogous#EE7E3F, #AFEE3F

Triadic#3FEED5, #D53FEE

Split complementary#3FB0EE, #7E3FEE

Tetradic#3FEE7E, #3F58EE, #EE3FAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFA

Lighter +30%#FAF4CC

Lighter +20%#F6E99D

Lighter +10%#F2DF6E

Darker −10%#E6C814

Darker −20%#B79F10

Darker −30%#88760C

Darker −40%#594E08

More saturated +25%#FFE12E

Less saturated −25%#D4C259

Channel breakdown

R238

G213

B63

Red238 (93.3%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)83.73%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G D5 · B 3F

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