Information about #EED451 color

#EED451 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EED451 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(238, 212, 81) — 93.3% red, 83.1% green, 31.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 62 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EED451 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Portica (#F0D555). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brilliant Gold (#E7D551) and Energy Yellow (#F5D752).

In RGB terms — rgb(238, 212, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EED451 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. #EED451 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EED451 color variations

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

#EED451 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 #EED451

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

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Maize color link
Maize

#F4D054

Festival color link
Festival

#EACC4A

Kournikova color link
Kournikova

#F9D054

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Sandstorm color link
Sandstorm

#ECD540

Wild Thing color link
Wild Thing

#FAD443

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EED451
  • RGB238, 212, 81
  • CMYK0, 10, 62, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 212, 81)
  • HSL50°, 82%, 63%
  • HSL Precise50.064°, 82.199%, 62.549%
  • HSV50°, 66%, 93%
  • HSB50°, 66%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.831, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.831, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.831, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEED451
  • DECIMAL ID15651921
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01