Recognised as Colour
#EEB72D
- #EEB72D
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EEB72D is a orange with RGB values 238, 183, 45 and HSL 43°, 85%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EEB72D#EEB72D
HEX#EEB72D
RGBrgb(238, 183, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7176, 0.1765
RGB percentages93.3%, 71.8%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(42.9, 85%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 81.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 23.1%, 81.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,644,461
CSS custom property--colour: #EEB72D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#1148D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D64EE
Analogous#EE572D, #C4EE2D
Triadic#2DEEB7, #B72DEE
Split complementary#2DC4EE, #572DEE
Tetradic#2DEE57, #2D64EE, #EE2DC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G183
B45
Red238 (93.3%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue42.9°
Saturation (HSL)85.02%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G B7 · B 2D
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