Colour
#EEB900
- #EEB900
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EEB900 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 185, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EEB900#EEB900
HEX#EEB900
RGBrgb(238, 185, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7255, 0
RGB percentages93.3%, 72.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(46.6, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.6, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 100%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,644,928
CSS custom property--colour: #EEB900;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#1146FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0035EE
Analogous#EE4200, #ACEE00
Triadic#00EEB9, #B900EE
Split complementary#00ACEE, #4200EE
Tetradic#00EE42, #0035EE, #EE00AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G185
B0
Red238 (93.3%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue46.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G B9 · B 00
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