Recognised as Colour
#EEDC63
- #EEDC63
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EEDC63 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 220, 99 and HSL 52°, 80%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EEDC63#EEDC63
HEX#EEDC63
RGBrgb(238, 220, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8627, 0.3882
RGB percentages93.3%, 86.3%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(52.2, 80.3%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 58.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 58.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,653,987
CSS custom property--colour: #EEDC63;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.05:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#11239C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6375EE
Analogous#EE9763, #BAEE63
Triadic#63EEDC, #DC63EE
Split complementary#63BAEE, #9763EE
Tetradic#63EE97, #6375EE, #EE63BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G220
B99
Red238 (93.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue52.23°
Saturation (HSL)80.35%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G DC · B 63
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