What color is #EED59D?

#EED59D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pie Crust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED59D?

The RGB value is 238, 213, 157: 238 red, 213 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED59D?

The complementary color is #9DB6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED59D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED59D color

#EED59D rgb(238, 213, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EED59D is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.5% green and 61.6% blue (238, 213, 157).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 70% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 34% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pie Crust (#F1D99F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#EED59D color codes

HEX	`#EED59D`
RGB	`rgb(238, 213, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 70%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 34%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 34%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.11, 0.72, 30.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.11, 30.9, 88.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.141, 68.202, 41.625)`
Decimal	`15652253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED59D, 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 #EED59D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED59D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #EED59D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed59d; }
.text { color: #eed59d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed59d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 213 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed59d, #deee9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #EED59D?: #EED59D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pie Crust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED59D?: The RGB value is 238, 213, 157: 238 red, 213 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED59D?: The complementary color is #9DB6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED59D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.