#eedc59

Color #eedc59

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 19.87 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#eedc59

RGB

rgb(238, 220, 89)

HSL

hsl(52.8, 81.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.8, 62.6%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 62.6%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(87.04, -8.97, 64.58)

LCH

lch(87.04, 65.2, 97.91)

OKLCH

oklch(88.5%, 0.15, 101.5)

HWB

hwb(52.8, 34.9%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#596bee

Analogous

#ee9259

#eedc59

#b5ee59

Triadic

#eedc59

#59eedc

#dc59ee

Split-complementary

#eedc59

#59b5ee

#9259ee

Tetradic

#eedc59

#6bee59

#596bee

#dc59ee

Square

#eedc59

#59ee92

#596bee

#ee59b5

Shades

Color #eedc59 mixed toward black.

#e9d228

#c6b014

#94840f

#63580a

#312c05

Tints

Color #eedc59 mixed toward white.

#f1e275

#f4e890

#f6eeac

#f9f3c8

#fcf9e3

Tones

Color #eedc59 mixed toward gray.

#e2d365

#d5c972

#c9c07e

#bcb68b

#b0ad97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e689 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#e7e991 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#eda3a8 · ΔE 42

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 26.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #eedc59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#eedc59]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#eedc59 (#eedc59) is rgb(238, 220, 89) in RGB.

No, #eedc59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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