Recognised as Colour
#EEAD11
- #EEAD11
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EEAD11 is a orange with RGB values 238, 173, 17 and HSL 42°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EEAD11#EEAD11
HEX#EEAD11
RGBrgb(238, 173, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6784, 0.0667
RGB percentages93.3%, 67.8%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(42.4, 86.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.4, 92.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.3%, 92.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,641,873
CSS custom property--colour: #EEAD11;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#1152EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1152EE
Analogous#EE3F11, #C0EE11
Triadic#11EEAD, #AD11EE
Split complementary#11C0EE, #3F11EE
Tetradic#11EE3F, #1152EE, #EE11C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G173
B17
Red238 (93.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue42.35°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G AD · B 11
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