Information about #EEDD5C color

#EEDD5C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EEDD5C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(238, 221, 92) — 93.3% red, 86.7% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 57 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EEDD5C is a energetic, saturated yellow that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dull Yellow (#EEDC5B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Spring Yellow (#F5E35D) and Portica (#F0D555).

In RGB terms — rgb(238, 221, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EEDD5C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. #EEDD5C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EEDD5C color variations

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

#EEDD5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EEDD5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#B4A112

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Black

#000000

#EEDD5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EEDD5C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#EEDD5C 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
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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
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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
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#EE955D
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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
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#DD5DEE
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#6EEE5D
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#DD5DEE
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#EE5DB7
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Nearest named colors to #EEDD5C

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

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

Energy Yellow color link
Energy Yellow

#F5D752

Minion Yellow color link
Minion Yellow

#F5E050

Brilliant Gold color link
Brilliant Gold

#E7D551

Maize color link
Maize

#F4D054

Brilliant Yellow color link
Brilliant Yellow

#E7E751

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Arylide Yellow color link
Arylide Yellow

#E9D66B

#EEDD5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEDD5C
  • RGB238, 221, 92
  • CMYK0, 7, 57, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 221, 92)
  • HSL53°, 81%, 65%
  • HSL Precise53.014°, 81.111%, 64.706%
  • HSV53°, 61%, 93%
  • HSB53°, 61%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.867, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.867, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.867, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEEDD5C
  • DECIMAL ID15654236
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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