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Recognised as Colour

#EECA3A

  • #EECA3A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#EECA3A is a yellow with RGB values 238, 202, 58 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

#EECA3A#EECA3A
HEX#EECA3A
RGBrgb(238, 202, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7922, 0.2275
RGB percentages93.3%, 79.2%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(48, 84.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 75.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 75.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,649,338
CSS custom property--colour: #EECA3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 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#1135C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0C61Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D143no 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 60.9 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 15.4Gold · ΔE 16.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.1Orange · ΔE 27.4Khaki · ΔE 28.9Yellow · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A5EEE
Analogous#EE703A, #B8EE3A
Triadic#3AEECA, #CA3AEE
Split complementary#3AB8EE, #703AEE
Tetradic#3AEE70, #3A5EEE, #EE3AB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDF6
Lighter +30%#FAF0C7
Lighter +20%#F6E398
Lighter +10%#F2D769
Darker −10%#E2B813
Darker −20%#B3920F
Darker −30%#846C0B
Darker −40%#554507
More saturated +25%#FFD429
Less saturated −25%#D3BA55

Channel breakdown

R238
G202
B58
Red238 (93.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)84.11%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G CA · B 3A

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