Close to Straw
#EED765
#EED765 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 84.3% green, and 39.6% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 80% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EED765.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.44:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.54:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.44:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.54:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EED765 as they’d see it.
#EED765 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EED765
What color is #EED765?
#EED765 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 84.3% green, and 39.6% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 80% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EED765 in RGB?
#EED765 is rgb(238, 215, 101): 238 red, 215 green, and 101 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EED765 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 10, 58, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EED765?
PANTONE 127 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EED765?
Its complement #D4D3FC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.