Information about #EEE55B color

#EEE55B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EEE55B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(238, 229, 91) — 93.3% red, 89.8% green, 35.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 58 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EEE55B is a energetic, saturated yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spring Yellow (#F5E35D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dull Yellow (#EEDC5B) and Brilliant Yellow (#E7E751).

In RGB terms — rgb(238, 229, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EEE55B: 16.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EEE55B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EEE55B color variations

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

#EEE55B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EEE55B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#E7DA21

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#B4A912

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#78700C

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#3C3806

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Black

#000000

#EEE55B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#DCD45F

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#C9C263

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#B3AE6A

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#9A9773

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Grey

#808080

#EEE55B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5DEE70

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#84EE5D

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#BDEE5D

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#EEAA5D

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#EE705D

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#EE5D84

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#EEE55B 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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#5D67EE
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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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#9C5DEE
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#5DAFEE
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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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#EE9C5D
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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
#EEE55B
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#5DEEE4
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#E45DEE
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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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#67EE5D
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#5D67EE
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#E45DEE
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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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#5DEE9C
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#5D67EE
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#EE5DAF
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Nearest named colors to #EEE55B

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

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Brilliant Yellow color link
Brilliant Yellow

#E7E751

Minion Yellow color link
Minion Yellow

#F5E050

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Honeysuckle color link
Honeysuckle

#E8ED69

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Energy Yellow color link
Energy Yellow

#F5D752

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

#EEE55B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEE55B
  • RGB238, 229, 91
  • CMYK0, 4, 58, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 229, 91)
  • HSL56°, 81%, 65%
  • HSL Precise56.327°, 81.215%, 64.51%
  • HSV56°, 62%, 93%
  • HSB56°, 62%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.898, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.898, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.898, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEEE55B
  • DECIMAL ID15656283
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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