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Safety Yellow (#EED202) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Safety Yellow (#EED202) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Safety Yellow (#EED202) Color Information

Safety Yellow (#EED202) RGB value is (238, 210, 2). The hex color red value is 238, green is 210, and blue is 2. Its HSL format shows a hue of 53°, saturation of 98 percent, and lightness of 47 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 12 percent, 99 percent, 7 percent.

Safety Yellow
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Safety Yellow (#EED202) Color Meaning

Safety Yellow (#EED202) signals optimism, clarity, and heightened awareness. This bright, saturated yellow attracts attention naturally, evoking warmth, energy, and mental stimulation. Psychologically, Safety Yellow (#EED202) enhances focus, memory recall, and alert cognition, making it ideal for environments where clarity and attentiveness are critical. Culturally, Safety Yellow (#EED202) appears in warning signs, school buses, and industrial design, symbolizing caution, guidance, and proactive awareness. Spiritually, it represents illumination, vitality, and joy, energizing the mind while fostering a sense of preparedness and clarity. Its vibrant tone naturally draws the eye, reinforcing safety and attentiveness.

Color Conversion

Convert Safety Yellow (#EED202) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#EED202
RGB
rgb(238, 210, 2)
HSL
hsl(53°, 98%, 47%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 12%, 99%, 7%)
HSV
hsv(53°, 99%, 93%)
XYZ
58.3174 64.2747 9.3900
Yxy
64.2747 0.4419 0.4870
Hunter Lab
80.1715 -2.0675 14.3190
CIE-Lab
84.1086 -6.6320 84.2390

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red238 / 255 (93%)
93%
Green210 / 255 (82%)
82%
Blue2 / 255 (1%)

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta12 / 100 (12%)
12%
Yellow99 / 100 (99%)
99%
Key (Black)7 / 100 (7%)

Color Variations

Safety Yellow (#EED202) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Safety Yellow (#EED202) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Safety Yellow (#EED202) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#EED202

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

1.52:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

1.52:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

1.52:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #EED202 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Safety Yellow (#EED202)

protanopia

#e2e234

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #EED202;

Text Color

color: #EED202;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #EED202;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #EED20240;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #EED202;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #EED202 0%, #8d7d01 100%);

Safety Yellow (#EED202) Color FAQs

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