Recognised as Colour

#EED63D

#EED63D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EED63D is a yellow with RGB values 238, 214, 61 and HSL 52°, 84%, 59%. 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

#EED63D#EED63D

HEX#EED63D

RGBrgb(238, 214, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8392, 0.2392

RGB percentages93.3%, 83.9%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(51.9, 83.9%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 74.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 74.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,652,413

CSS custom property--colour: #EED63D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.32:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#1129C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD01Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 22 Yellow · ΔE 28 Khaki · ΔE 29 Yellow green · ΔE 32.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D55EE

Analogous#EE7E3D, #AEEE3D

Triadic#3DEED6, #D63DEE

Split complementary#3DADEE, #7E3DEE

Tetradic#3DEE7E, #3D55EE, #EE3DAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEF9

Lighter +30%#FAF4CA

Lighter +20%#F6EA9B

Lighter +10%#F2E06C

Darker −10%#E4C814

Darker −20%#B59F10

Darker −30%#86760C

Darker −40%#574D08

More saturated +25%#FFE22C

Less saturated −25%#D4C357

Channel breakdown

R238

G214

B61

Red238 (93.3%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue51.86°

Saturation (HSL)83.89%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G D6 · B 3D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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