#EED053Venus (#EED053) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 96°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.145. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #EED053 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 208, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 82%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 65%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 65%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.9 -3.3 63.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.860 0.145 96) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Venus shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f4ca48 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f5d04e — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eed053 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eed155 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Venus in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.52:1 and against black 13.78:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff2c0 · #eed053 · #bba12b · #937b00 · #6a5800 · #433700
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e1e78d · #eed053 · #ecb349 · #e3984b · #d58053 · #c16b5b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#eed053 · #92be97 · #a99126 · #258a3e · #685700 · #1b4823
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eed053 · #b6ae8f · #9b8c52 · #4951ad · #3a3000 · #1c1600
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eed053 · #b0b4c2 · #837e6b · #494b55 · #241f0a · #010104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eff1fd · #c5c8d6 · #989bab · #1f2233 · #020310 · #eed053
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eed053 · #acb3d1 · #6b77c3 · #393e98 · #140d57 · #080400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7f4ff · #eed053 · #a6bfdd · #774498 · #303f60 · #1a0c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eed053 · #96bcc6 · #008da6 · #782269 · #3a0032 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eed053 · #96beb8 · #009287 · #393e98 · #400018 · #010011
#F0D76E · #F3DD86 · #F6E39B · #F8E9B0 · #FBF0C4
#C4A934 · #9C840F · #746100 · #4D4000 · #2A2100
#E8D176 · #E1D192 · #DBD2AB
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.