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Recognised as Colour

#EEC20F

  • #EEC20F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#EEC20F is a yellow with RGB values 238, 194, 15 and HSL 48°, 88%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EEC20F#EEC20F
HEX#EEC20F
RGBrgb(238, 194, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7608, 0.0588
RGB percentages93.3%, 76.1%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(48.2, 88.1%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 93.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 93.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,647,247
CSS custom property--colour: #EEC20F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#113DF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9BF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CC24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB0A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.5Goldenrod · ΔE 16.1Orange · ΔE 22.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.3Yellow · ΔE 32.2Dark orange · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0F3BEE
Analogous#EE530F, #ABEE0F
Triadic#0FEEC2, #C20FEE
Split complementary#0FABEE, #520FEE
Tetradic#0FEE52, #0F3BEE, #EE0FAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF3CD
Lighter +30%#F9E79D
Lighter +20%#F6DB6D
Lighter +10%#F3CF3D
Darker −10%#BE9B0C
Darker −20%#8E7409
Darker −30%#5E4D06
Darker −40%#2E2603
More saturated +25%#FDCB00
Less saturated −25%#CEAF2F

Channel breakdown

R238
G194
B15
Red238 (93.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue48.16°
Saturation (HSL)88.14%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G C2 · B 0F

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