#eedc99

Color #eedc99

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.71 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#eedc99

RGB

rgb(238, 220, 153)

HSL

hsl(47.3, 71.4%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.3, 35.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 35.7%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(87.81, -3.34, 35.2)

LCH

lch(87.81, 35.36, 95.42)

OKLCH

oklch(89.4%, 0.0875, 94.85)

HWB

hwb(47.3, 60%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99abee

Analogous

#eeb299

#eedc99

#d6ee99

Triadic

#eedc99

#99eedc

#dc99ee

Split-complementary

#eedc99

#99d6ee

#b299ee

Tetradic

#eedc99

#abee99

#99abee

#dc99ee

Square

#eedc99

#99eeb2

#99abee

#ee99d6

Shades

Color #eedc99 mixed toward black.

#e5c961

#dbb629

#a88a1c

#705c13

#382e09

Tints

Color #eedc99 mixed toward white.

#f1e2aa

#f4e8bb

#f7eecc

#f9f3dd

#fcf9ee

Tones

Color #eedc99 mixed toward gray.

#e7d8a0

#e0d4a7

#d9d0ae

#d2ccb5

#cbc8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6ac · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#e7e9b1 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#edbabd · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#dcdcdc · ΔE 19.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #eedc99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#eedc99]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#eedc99 (#eedc99) is rgb(238, 220, 153) in RGB.

No, #eedc99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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