What color is #EDD559?

#EDD559 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD559?

The RGB value is 237, 213, 89: 237 red, 213 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD559?

The complementary color is #5971ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD559?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD559 color

#EDD559 rgb(237, 213, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EDD559 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 83.5% green and 34.9% blue (237, 213, 89).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 80% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 62% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is New Gold (#EAD151), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#EDD559 color codes

HEX	`#EDD559`
RGB	`rgb(237, 213, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 83.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 80%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 62%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 62%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.16, -5.86, 62.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.16, 62.8, 95.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.525, 66.317, 19.062)`
Decimal	`15586649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD559, 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 #EDD559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #EDD559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd559; }
.text { color: #edd559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 213 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd559, #bbed59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #EDD559?: #EDD559 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD559?: The RGB value is 237, 213, 89: 237 red, 213 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD559?: The complementary color is #5971ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD559?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.