Colour
#EEBC00
- #EEBC00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EEBC00 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 188, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EEBC00#EEBC00
HEX#EEBC00
RGBrgb(238, 188, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7373, 0
RGB percentages93.3%, 73.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(47.4, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 21%, 100%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,645,696
CSS custom property--colour: #EEBC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#1143FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0032EE
Analogous#EE4500, #A9EE00
Triadic#00EEBC, #BC00EE
Split complementary#00A9EE, #4500EE
Tetradic#00EE45, #0032EE, #EE00A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G188
B0
Red238 (93.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue47.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G BC · B 00
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