Colour
#EEBD28
- #EEBD28
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EEBD28 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 189, 40 and HSL 45°, 85%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EEBD28#EEBD28
HEX#EEBD28
RGBrgb(238, 189, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7412, 0.1569
RGB percentages93.3%, 74.1%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(45.2, 85.3%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 83.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.6%, 83.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,645,992
CSS custom property--colour: #EEBD28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#1142D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2859EE
Analogous#EE5A28, #BCEE28
Triadic#28EEBD, #BD28EE
Split complementary#28BCEE, #5A28EE
Tetradic#28EE5A, #2859EE, #EE28BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G189
B40
Red238 (93.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue45.15°
Saturation (HSL)85.34%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G BD · B 28
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