What color is #EED053?

#EED053 is a light, vivid yellow known as Venus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Venus?

The RGB value is 238, 208, 83: 238 red, 208 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Venus?

The complementary color is #5371EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED053?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Venus color: hex code #EED053

#EED053 rgb(238, 208, 83)

Shades of yellow

Venus has the hex code #EED053. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 81.6% green and 32.5% blue (238, 208, 83).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 65% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

Venus (#EED053) color codes

HEX	`#EED053`
RGB	`rgb(238, 208, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 81.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 82%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 65%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 65%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.92, -3.26, 63.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.92, 63.85, 92.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.38, 63.916, 17.391)`
Decimal	`15650899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Venus, 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 #EED053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #EED053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed053; }
.text { color: #eed053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 208 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed053, #bfee53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #EED053 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EED053?: #EED053 is a light, vivid yellow known as Venus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Venus?: The RGB value is 238, 208, 83: 238 red, 208 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Venus?: The complementary color is #5371EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED053?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.