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Recognised as Colour

#EECA38

  • #EECA38
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#EECA38 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 202, 56 and HSL 48°, 84%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#EECA38#EECA38
HEX#EECA38
RGBrgb(238, 202, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7922, 0.2196
RGB percentages93.3%, 79.2%, 22%
HSLhsl(48.1, 84.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 76.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 76.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,649,336
CSS custom property--colour: #EECA38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.14:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1135C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0C619no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D141no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBAAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Gold · ΔE 15.6Orange · ΔE 27.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.4Khaki · ΔE 29.4Yellow · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#385CEE
Analogous#EE6F38, #B7EE38
Triadic#38EECA, #CA38EE
Split complementary#38B7EE, #6F38EE
Tetradic#38EE6F, #385CEE, #EE38B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCF4
Lighter +30%#FAF0C5
Lighter +20%#F6E396
Lighter +10%#F2D767
Darker −10%#E0B713
Darker −20%#B1910F
Darker −30%#826A0B
Darker −40%#534407
More saturated +25%#FFD427
Less saturated −25%#D3BA53

Channel breakdown

R238
G202
B56
Red238 (93.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue48.13°
Saturation (HSL)84.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G CA · B 38

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