What color is #EED484?

#EED484 is a light, moderate yellow known as Kaiser Cheese. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kaiser Cheese?

The RGB value is 238, 212, 132: 238 red, 212 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kaiser Cheese?

The complementary color is #849EEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kaiser Cheese color: hex code #EED484

#EED484 rgb(238, 212, 132)

Shades of yellow

Kaiser Cheese has the hex code #EED484. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.1% green and 51.8% blue (238, 212, 132).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 76% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 45% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

Kaiser Cheese (#EED484) color codes

HEX	`#EED484`
RGB	`rgb(238, 212, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 76%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 45%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 45%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.47, -1.49, 42.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.47, 42.8, 91.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.97, 66.933, 31.428)`
Decimal	`15651972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kaiser Cheese, 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 #EED484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #EED484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed484; }
.text { color: #eed484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 212 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed484, #d3ee84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #EED484 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EED484?: #EED484 is a light, moderate yellow known as Kaiser Cheese. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kaiser Cheese?: The RGB value is 238, 212, 132: 238 red, 212 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kaiser Cheese?: The complementary color is #849EEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.