What color is #EDDF5E?

#EDDF5E is a light, moderate yellow known as Garlic Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Garlic Butter?

The RGB value is 237, 223, 94: 237 red, 223 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Garlic Butter?

The complementary color is #5E6CED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDF5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Garlic Butter color: hex code #EDDF5E

#EDDF5E rgb(237, 223, 94)

Shades of yellow

Garlic Butter has the hex code #EDDF5E. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 87.5% green and 36.9% blue (237, 223, 94).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 80% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 60% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

Garlic Butter (#EDDF5E) color codes

HEX	`#EDDF5E`
RGB	`rgb(237, 223, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 87.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 80%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 60%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 60%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.77, -10.57, 63.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.77, 64.11, 99.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.335, 71.59, 21.07)`
Decimal	`15589214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Garlic Butter, 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 #EDDF5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDF5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #EDDF5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddf5e; }
.text { color: #eddf5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddf5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 223 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddf5e, #b3ed5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #EDDF5E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EDDF5E?: #EDDF5E is a light, moderate yellow known as Garlic Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Garlic Butter?: The RGB value is 237, 223, 94: 237 red, 223 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Garlic Butter?: The complementary color is #5E6CED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDF5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.