What color is #EEED56?

#EEED56 is a light, vivid yellow known as Sulphuric. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sulphuric?

The RGB value is 238, 237, 86: 238 red, 237 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sulphuric?

The complementary color is #5657EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEED56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sulphuric color: hex code #EEED56

#EEED56 rgb(238, 237, 86)

Shades of yellow

Sulphuric has the hex code #EEED56. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.9% green and 33.7% blue (238, 237, 86).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 82% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

Sulphuric (#EEED56) color codes

HEX	`#EEED56`
RGB	`rgb(238, 237, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 82%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 64%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 64%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.42, -17.54, 70.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.42, 72.57, 103.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.226, 79.419, 20.591)`
Decimal	`15658326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sulphuric, 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 #EEED56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEED56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #EEED56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeed56; }
.text { color: #eeed56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeed56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 237 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeed56, #a3ee56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

See #EEED56 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEED56?: #EEED56 is a light, vivid yellow known as Sulphuric. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sulphuric?: The RGB value is 238, 237, 86: 238 red, 237 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sulphuric?: The complementary color is #5657EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEED56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.