Recognised as Colour
#EEDA48
- #EEDA48
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EEDA48 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 218, 72 and HSL 53°, 83%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EEDA48#EEDA48
HEX#EEDA48
RGBrgb(238, 218, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8549, 0.2824
RGB percentages93.3%, 85.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(52.8, 83%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 69.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 69.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,653,448
CSS custom property--colour: #EEDA48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.76:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#1125B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#485CEE
Analogous#EE8748, #AFEE48
Triadic#48EEDA, #DA48EE
Split complementary#48AFEE, #8748EE
Tetradic#48EE87, #485CEE, #EE48AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G218
B72
Red238 (93.3%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue52.77°
Saturation (HSL)83%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G DA · B 48
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