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Recognised as Colour

#EEB11D

  • #EEB11D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#EEB11D is a orange with RGB values 238, 177, 29 and HSL 42°, 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

#EEB11D#EEB11D
HEX#EEB11D
RGBrgb(238, 177, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6941, 0.1137
RGB percentages93.3%, 69.4%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(42.5, 86%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.5, 87.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 25.6%, 87.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,642,909
CSS custom property--colour: #EEB11D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4971WCAG 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#114EE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C127no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
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

Goldenrod · ΔE 7.9Orange · ΔE 14Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.4Gold · ΔE 21.1Dark orange · ΔE 26.9Sandy brown · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D5AEE
Analogous#EE491D, #C3EE1D
Triadic#1DEEB1, #B11DEE
Split complementary#1DC3EE, #481DEE
Tetradic#1DEE48, #1D5AEE, #EE1DC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF2DB
Lighter +30%#F9E2AB
Lighter +20%#F5D27C
Lighter +10%#F2C14C
Darker −10%#C9930F
Darker −20%#99700C
Darker −30%#6A4D08
Darker −40%#3B2B04
More saturated +25%#FFB80C
Less saturated −25%#D0A43B

Channel breakdown

R238
G177
B29
Red238 (93.3%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue42.49°
Saturation (HSL)86.01%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G B1 · B 1D

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