Information about #EEDC66 color

#EEDC66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #EEDC66 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(238, 220, 102) — 93.3% red, 86.3% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 53 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively sunny yellow, #EEDC66 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dull Yellow (#EEDC5B) and Light Mustard (#F7D560).

The recipe behind #EEDC66 is rgb(238, 220, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #EEDC66 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EEDC66 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EEDC66 color variations

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

#EEDC66 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 #EEDC66

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

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEDC66
  • RGB238, 220, 102
  • CMYK0, 7, 53, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 220, 102)
  • HSL52°, 80%, 67%
  • HSL Precise52.059°, 80%, 66.667%
  • HSV52°, 57%, 93%
  • HSB52°, 57%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.863, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.863, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.863, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEEDC66
  • DECIMAL ID15653990
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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