What color is #EED683?

#EED683 is a light, moderate yellow known as Gatsby Glitter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED683?

The RGB value is 238, 214, 131: 238 red, 214 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED683?

The complementary color is #839BEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED683 color

#EED683 rgb(238, 214, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EED683 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.9% green and 51.4% blue (238, 214, 131).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 76% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 45% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Gatsby Glitter.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#EED683 color codes

HEX	`#EED683`
RGB	`rgb(238, 214, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 76%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 45%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 45%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.96, -2.61, 43.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.96, 43.97, 93.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.405, 67.911, 31.237)`
Decimal	`15652483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED683, 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 #EED683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #EED683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed683; }
.text { color: #eed683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 214 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed683, #d0ee83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #EED683?: #EED683 is a light, moderate yellow known as Gatsby Glitter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED683?: The RGB value is 238, 214, 131: 238 red, 214 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED683?: The complementary color is #839BEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.