Colour

#EED644

#EED644
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EED644 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 214, 68 and HSL 52°, 83%, 60%. 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

#EED644#EED644

HEX#EED644

RGBrgb(238, 214, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8392, 0.2667

RGB percentages93.3%, 83.9%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(51.5, 83.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 71.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 71.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,652,420

CSS custom property--colour: #EED644;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#1129BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD02Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D94Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 16.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Khaki · ΔE 26.6 Yellow · ΔE 29.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.2 Yellow green · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#445CEE

Analogous#EE8144, #B1EE44

Triadic#44EED6, #D644EE

Split complementary#44B1EE, #8144EE

Tetradic#44EE81, #445CEE, #EE44B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF5D0

Lighter +20%#F7EAA2

Lighter +10%#F2E073

Darker −10%#EACC15

Darker −20%#BBA311

Darker −30%#8C7A0D

Darker −40%#5E5108

More saturated +25%#FFE233

Less saturated −25%#D5C45D

Channel breakdown

R238

G214

B68

Red238 (93.3%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue51.53°

Saturation (HSL)83.33%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G D6 · B 44

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Colour values

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