Recognised as Colour
#EEBA1C
- #EEBA1C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EEBA1C is a yellow with RGB values 238, 186, 28 and HSL 45°, 86%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EEBA1C#EEBA1C
HEX#EEBA1C
RGBrgb(238, 186, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7294, 0.1098
RGB percentages93.3%, 72.9%, 11%
HSLhsl(45.1, 86.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.1, 88.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 21.8%, 88.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,645,212
CSS custom property--colour: #EEBA1C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#1145E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C50EE
Analogous#EE511C, #B9EE1C
Triadic#1CEEBA, #BA1CEE
Split complementary#1CB9EE, #511CEE
Tetradic#1CEE51, #1C50EE, #EE1CB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G186
B28
Red238 (93.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue45.14°
Saturation (HSL)86.07%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G BA · B 1C
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