Recognised as Colour
#EEB11C
- #EEB11C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EEB11C is a orange with RGB values 238, 177, 28 and HSL 43°, 86%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EEB11C#EEB11C
HEX#EEB11C
RGBrgb(238, 177, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6941, 0.1098
RGB percentages93.3%, 69.4%, 11%
HSLhsl(42.6, 86.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.6, 88.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 25.6%, 88.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,642,908
CSS custom property--colour: #EEB11C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#114EE3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C59EE
Analogous#EE481C, #C2EE1C
Triadic#1CEEB1, #B11CEE
Split complementary#1CC2EE, #481CEE
Tetradic#1CEE48, #1C59EE, #EE1CC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G177
B28
Red238 (93.3%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue42.57°
Saturation (HSL)86.07%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G B1 · B 1C
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