What color is #EEDD77?

#EEDD77 is a light, moderate yellow known as Delicate Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Delicate Lemon?

The RGB value is 238, 221, 119: 238 red, 221 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Delicate Lemon?

The complementary color is #7788EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEDD77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Delicate Lemon color: hex code #EEDD77

#EEDD77 rgb(238, 221, 119)

Shades of yellow

Delicate Lemon has the hex code #EEDD77. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 86.7% green and 46.7% blue (238, 221, 119).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 50% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

Delicate Lemon (#EEDD77) color codes

HEX	`#EEDD77`
RGB	`rgb(238, 221, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 86.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 78%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 50%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.59, -7.26, 51.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.59, 52.23, 97.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.448, 71.224, 27.802)`
Decimal	`15654263`
Short hex	`#ED7`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Delicate Lemon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EEDD77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDD77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EEDD77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedd77; }
.text { color: #eedd77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedd77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 221 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedd77, #c3ee77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #EEDD77 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEDD77?: #EEDD77 is a light, moderate yellow known as Delicate Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Delicate Lemon?: The RGB value is 238, 221, 119: 238 red, 221 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Delicate Lemon?: The complementary color is #7788EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDD77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.