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#EED953 Color

#EED953 is rgb(238, 217, 83) in RGB, hsl(52, 82%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 65%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Minion Yellow (#F5E050), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EED953
HEX#EED953
RGBrgb(238, 217, 83)
HSLhsl(52, 82%, 63%)
HSVhsv(52, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 65%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.152 100.3)
LABlab(86.65% -3.49 65.98)
LCHlch(86.65% 66.08 93.03)

What #EED953 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EED953, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EED953 Channel Values

How #EED953 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 238 · G 217 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 82% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 65% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EED953 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EED953

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EED953; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EED953

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #EED953 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EED953
Protanopia#DDDD53
Protanomaly#E4DB53
Deuteranopia#E0E051
Deuteranomaly#E6DD52
Tritanopia#F7CECE
Tritanomaly#F4D2AB
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

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Using #EED953 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eed953: #EED953;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EED953;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eed953': '#EED953' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.851, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_eed953">#EED953</color>
SVG fillfill="#EED953"

More Yellow Colors

#EED953 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EED953 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EED953?

#EED953 is a light yellow — rgb(238, 217, 83) in RGB and hsl(52, 82%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Minion Yellow (#F5E050), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.5.

What is the RGB value of #EED953?

#EED953 is rgb(238, 217, 83) — red 238, green 217, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EED953?

#EED953 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 65%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EED953 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EED953 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EED953 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EED953 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 21.47, which is visibly different.

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