What color is #EED53A?

#EED53A is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sandstorm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED53A?

The RGB value is 238, 213, 58: 238 red, 213 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED53A?

The complementary color is #3A53EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED53A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED53A color

#EED53A rgb(238, 213, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EED53A is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.5% green and 22.7% blue (238, 213, 58).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 84% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 76% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sandstorm (#ECD540), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#EED53A color codes

HEX	`#EED53A`
RGB	`rgb(238, 213, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 84%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 76%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 76%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.03, -7, 74.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.03, 74.54, 95.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.821, 66.074, 13.605)`
Decimal	`15652154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED53A, 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 #EED53A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED53A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #EED53A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed53a; }
.text { color: #eed53a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed53a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 213 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed53a, #adee3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #EED53A?: #EED53A is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sandstorm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED53A?: The RGB value is 238, 213, 58: 238 red, 213 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED53A?: The complementary color is #3A53EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED53A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.