yellowwarmCC0 survey name

Dull Yellow #EEDC5B

Dull Yellow is a mid-tone, vivid warm color (#EEDC5B; HSL 53° 81% 65%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “dull yellow”.

Use cases: Highlights · Warm accents

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Families: Yellows · Golds

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#EEDC5B
RGBrgb(238, 220, 91)
HSLhsl(53, 81%, 65%)
HSVhsv(53, 62%, 93%)
OKLCHoklch(88.54% 0.148 101.4)
OKLaboklab(88.54% -0.0293 0.1456)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7.6%, 61.8%, 6.7%)
XYZxyz(62.7439, 70.1214, 20.1253)
CIE-LABlab(87.1, -8.8, 63.8)
CIE-LCHlch(87.1, 64.4, 97.9°)
Luminance0.701 (WCAG relative)
/* Dull Yellow */ --dull-yellow: #eedc5b; color: #eedc5b; background-color: #eedc5b;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: dullyellow.

Collections: Vibrant Colors · Gold Colors · Citrus Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#d4c452 #baac4a #a19441 #887e39 #706831 #5a5228 #443e20 #2f2b18 #1b190f #000000

Tints (toward white)

#f1df6d #f4e37e #f7e68f #f9ea9f #fbedaf #fdf1bf #fef4cf #fff8df #fffbef #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#eddc69 #ecdb77 #ebdb84 #eadb91 #e8db9d #e6dbaa #e4dab6 #e1dac2 #dedace #dadada

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#EEDC5B
#5B6DEE
#eedc5b #5b6dee

Analogous

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#EE935B
#EEDC5B
#B7EE5B
#ee935b #eedc5b #b7ee5b

Triadic

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#EEDC5B
#5BEEDC
#DC5BEE
#eedc5b #5beedc #dc5bee

Tetradic

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#EEDC5B
#5BEE93
#5B6DEE
#EE5BB7
#eedc5b #5bee93 #5b6dee #ee5bb7

Square

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#EEDC5B
#5BEE93
#5B6DEE
#EE5BB7
#eedc5b #5bee93 #5b6dee #ee5bb7

Split Complementary

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#EEDC5B
#5BB7EE
#935BEE
#eedc5b #5bb7ee #935bee

Monochromatic

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#BBA713
#E8D024
#EEDC5B
#F4E892
#F9F4CA
#bba713 #e8d024 #eedc5b #f4e892 #f9f4ca

Accessibility & contrast

1.40
#EEDC5B on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
15.02
#EEDC5B on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on dull yellow

15.02
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFD64C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DD62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCEC1

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Sand Yellow #FCE1662.86
Yellow Tan #FFE36E3.61
Light Gold #FDDC5C3.95
Sandy Yellow #FDEE734.02
Pale Gold #FDDE6C4.08
Sandy #F1DA7A4.45

Colors that go with dull yellow

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Olive #808000
3.0:1
Same hue family as dull yellow (Δh 7°) — guaranteed harmony
Forest Green #2D5A27
5.8:1
Text-safe contrast with the anchor (5.77:1, passes WCAG AA)
Purple #800080
6.7:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈113°) — balanced three-way contrast
6.0:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈143°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Warm Blue #4B57DB
4.1:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈178°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.