Information about #EED171 color

#EED171 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EED171 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(238, 209, 113) — 93.3% red, 82% green, 44.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 49 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EED171 presents itself as a vivid, lively sunny yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Warm Sun (#F1CD6C). Slightly further away sit Golden Sand (#EACE6A) and Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B).

The recipe behind #EED171 is rgb(238, 209, 113), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EED171: 14.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #EED171 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EED171 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EED171 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EED171

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Grandis color link
Grandis

#FFCD73

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EED171
  • RGB238, 209, 113
  • CMYK0, 11, 49, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 209, 113)
  • HSL46°, 79%, 69%
  • HSL Precise46.08°, 78.616%, 68.824%
  • HSV46°, 53%, 93%
  • HSB46°, 53%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.820, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.820, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.820, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEED171
  • DECIMAL ID15651185
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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