What color is #EDEE99?

#EDEE99 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Yippie Ya Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEE99?

The RGB value is 237, 238, 153: 237 red, 238 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEE99?

The complementary color is #9A99EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEE99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEE99 color

#EDEE99 rgb(237, 238, 153)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EDEE99 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 93.3% green and 60% blue (237, 238, 153).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 71% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Yippie Ya Yellow (#F9F59F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#EDEE99 color codes

HEX	`#EDEE99`
RGB	`rgb(237, 238, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 71%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 36%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.33, -12.75, 41.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.33, 43.01, 107.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.25, 81.455, 42.1)`
Decimal	`15593113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEE99, 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 #EDEE99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEE99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #EDEE99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edee99; }
.text { color: #edee99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edee99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 238 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edee99, #c3ee99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #EDEE99?: #EDEE99 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Yippie Ya Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEE99?: The RGB value is 237, 238, 153: 237 red, 238 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEE99?: The complementary color is #9A99EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEE99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.