Recognised as Colour
#EED622
- #EED622
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EED622 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 214, 34 and HSL 53°, 86%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EED622#EED622
HEX#EED622
RGBrgb(238, 214, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8392, 0.1333
RGB percentages93.3%, 83.9%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(52.9, 85.7%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 85.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 85.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,652,386
CSS custom property--colour: #EED622;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#1129DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#223AEE
Analogous#EE7022, #A0EE22
Triadic#22EED6, #D622EE
Split complementary#22A0EE, #7022EE
Tetradic#22EE70, #223AEE, #EE22A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G214
B34
Red238 (93.3%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue52.94°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G D6 · B 22
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