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#EEDD11 Yellow Buzzing

#EEDD11 is a very light, vivid yellow named Yellow Buzzing. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 86.7% green and 6.7% blue (rgb(238, 221, 17)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 87% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 93% yellow and 7% black. #EEDD11 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.99:1.

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Variations of #EEDD11

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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#EEDD11 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

EEDD111122EE
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Split complementary

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

EEDD111190EE6E11EE
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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.

EEDD1111EEDDDD11EE
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Tetradic

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

EEDD1122EE111122EEDD11EE
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EEDD11 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEDD11 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F8DD2D
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2D500
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2D800
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F8DD2D
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4DD22
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCCBC
  • Tritanomaly 83% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F5D685
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFDBC0

#EEDD11 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#EEDD11 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.99:1 Super#EEDD11 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEDD11 in CSS

/* Yellow Buzzing */
.color { color: #EEDD11; }
.background { background-color: #EEDD11; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEDD11; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 221 17);
color: hsl(55 87% 50%);
color: oklch(0.884 0.184 103.8);

#EEDD11 FAQ

What color is #EEDD11?

#EEDD11 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Yellow Buzzing. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEDD11?

#EEDD11 is rgb(238, 221, 17) in RGB, hsl(55, 87%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 93%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEDD11?

The complementary color of #EEDD11 is #1122EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEDD11?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEDD11: 14.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEDD11 a warm or cool color?

#EEDD11 is a warm color.