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Recognised as Colour

#EEC304

  • #EEC304
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#EEC304 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 195, 4 and HSL 49°, 97%, 47%. 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

#EEC304#EEC304
HEX#EEC304
RGBrgb(238, 195, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7647, 0.0157
RGB percentages93.3%, 76.5%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(49, 96.7%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 98.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 98.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,647,492
CSS custom property--colour: #EEC304;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#113CFB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5CC20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB1A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 9.3Goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Orange · ΔE 23.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.5Yellow · ΔE 31.1Dark orange · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#042FEE
Analogous#EE4E04, #A4EE04
Triadic#04EEC3, #C304EE
Split complementary#04A4EE, #4E04EE
Tetradic#04EE4E, #042FEE, #EE04A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF3C0
Lighter +30%#FDE98E
Lighter +20%#FCDF5C
Lighter +10%#FBD52A
Darker −10%#BC9A03
Darker −20%#8A7102
Darker −30%#584801
Darker −40%#251F01
More saturated +25%#F2C600
Less saturated −25%#D0B022

Channel breakdown

R238
G195
B4
Red238 (93.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue48.97°
Saturation (HSL)96.69%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G C3 · B 04

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