What color is #EED100?

#EED100 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Under the Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED100?

The RGB value is 238, 209, 0: 238 red, 209 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED100?

The complementary color is #001DEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED100?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED100 color

#EED100 rgb(238, 209, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EED100 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 82% green and 0% blue (238, 209, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Under the Sun (#EFD100), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#EED100 color codes

HEX	`#EED100`
RGB	`rgb(238, 209, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 82%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.85, -6.14, 84.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.85, 84.45, 94.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.064, 63.781, 9.253)`
Decimal	`15651072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED100, 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 #EED100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #EED100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed100; }
.text { color: #eed100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 209 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed100, #94ee00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #EED100?: #EED100 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Under the Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED100?: The RGB value is 238, 209, 0: 238 red, 209 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED100?: The complementary color is #001DEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED100?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.