What color is #EAD11B?

#EAD11B is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD11B?

The RGB value is 234, 209, 27: 234 red, 209 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD11B?

The complementary color is #1B34EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD11B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD11B color

#EAD11B rgb(234, 209, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EAD11B is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 82% green and 10.6% blue (234, 209, 27).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 83% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 88% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mellow (#F0D31E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#EAD11B color codes

HEX	`#EAD11B`
RGB	`rgb(234, 209, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 82%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 83%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 88%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 88%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.53, -7.55, 80.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.53, 81.04, 95.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.933, 63.175, 10.232)`
Decimal	`15388955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD11B, 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 #EAD11B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD11B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #EAD11B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead11b; }
.text { color: #ead11b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead11b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 209 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead11b, #9bea1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #EAD11B?: #EAD11B is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD11B?: The RGB value is 234, 209, 27: 234 red, 209 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD11B?: The complementary color is #1B34EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD11B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.