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#EEDC5B closest to Garlic Butter

#EEDC5B is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Garlic Butter. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 86.3% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(238, 220, 91)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 81% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 62% yellow and 7% black. #EEDC5B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.02:1.

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Variations of #EEDC5B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EEDC5B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EEDC5B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEDC5B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F4DD62
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFD64C
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFD853
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F4DD62
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F2DC5F
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCEC1
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F4D695
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFDBC4

#EEDC5B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#EEDC5B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.02:1 Super#EEDC5B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEDC5B in CSS

/* Garlic Butter */
.color { color: #EEDC5B; }
.background { background-color: #EEDC5B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEDC5B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 220 91);
color: hsl(53 81% 65%);
color: oklch(0.885 0.148 101.4);

#EEDC5B FAQ

What color is #EEDC5B?

#EEDC5B is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Garlic Butter. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEDC5B?

#EEDC5B is rgb(238, 220, 91) in RGB, hsl(53, 81%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 62%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEDC5B?

The complementary color of #EEDC5B is #5B6DEE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEDC5B?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEDC5B: 15.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEDC5B a warm or cool color?

#EEDC5B is a warm color.