Colour
#EEEEDD
- #EEEEDD
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Old lace
#EEEEDD is a yellow with RGB values 238, 238, 221 and HSL 60°, 33%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.
Colour values
#EEEEDD#EEEEDD
HEX#EEEEDD
HEX (short)#EED
RGBrgb(238, 238, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.9333, 0.8667
RGB percentages93.3%, 93.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(60, 33.3%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 7.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 7.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,658,717
CSS custom property--colour: #EEEEDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.84547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.91:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#111122
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDDDEE
Analogous#EEE6DD, #E6EEDD
Triadic#DDEEEE, #EEDDEE
Split complementary#DDE6EE, #E6DDEE
Tetradic#DDEEE6, #DDDDEE, #EEDDE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G238
B221
Red238 (93.3%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR EE · G EE · B DD
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