What color is #EEDF91?

#EEDF91 is a light, moderate yellow known as Party Sponge Cake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Party Sponge Cake?

The RGB value is 238, 223, 145: 238 red, 223 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Party Sponge Cake?

The complementary color is #91A0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEDF91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Party Sponge Cake color: hex code #EEDF91

#EEDF91 rgb(238, 223, 145)

Shades of yellow

Party Sponge Cake has the hex code #EEDF91. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 87.5% green and 56.9% blue (238, 223, 145).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 73% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 39% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

Party Sponge Cake (#EEDF91) color codes

HEX	`#EEDF91`
RGB	`rgb(238, 223, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 87.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 73%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 39%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, -5.75, 40.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 40.48, 98.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.76, 72.999, 37.356)`
Decimal	`15654801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Party Sponge Cake, 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 #EEDF91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDF91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #EEDF91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedf91; }
.text { color: #eedf91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedf91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 223 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedf91, #cfee91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #EEDF91 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEDF91?: #EEDF91 is a light, moderate yellow known as Party Sponge Cake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Party Sponge Cake?: The RGB value is 238, 223, 145: 238 red, 223 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Party Sponge Cake?: The complementary color is #91A0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDF91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.