Colour

#EECB02

#EECB02
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EECB02 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 203, 2 and HSL 51°, 98%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EECB02#EECB02

HEX#EECB02

RGBrgb(238, 203, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7961, 0.0078

RGB percentages93.3%, 79.6%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(51.1, 98.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 99.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 14.7%, 99.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,649,538

CSS custom property--colour: #EECB02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.18:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#1134FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBD222no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 6.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.6 Yellow · ΔE 26.3 Orange · ΔE 28.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.3 Yellow green · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 6.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0225EE

Analogous#EE5502, #9BEE02

Triadic#02EECB, #CB02EE

Split complementary#029BEE, #5502EE

Tetradic#02EE55, #0225EE, #EE029B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF5BE

Lighter +30%#FEED8B

Lighter +20%#FEE558

Lighter +10%#FDDD26

Darker −10%#BBA002

Darker −20%#897501

Darker −30%#564A01

Darker −40%#241E00

More saturated +25%#F0CC00

Less saturated −25%#D0B620

Channel breakdown

R238

G203

Red238 (93.3%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue51.1°

Saturation (HSL)98.33%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G CB · B 02

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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