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Recognised as Colour

#EECC31

  • #EECC31
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#EECC31 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 204, 49 and HSL 49°, 85%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EECC31#EECC31
HEX#EECC31
RGBrgb(238, 204, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8, 0.1922
RGB percentages93.3%, 80%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(49.2, 84.8%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 79.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 79.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,649,841
CSS custom property--colour: #EECC31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1133CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD23Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBBAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13Goldenrod · ΔE 17.5Orange · ΔE 28.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.3Yellow · ΔE 30.8Khaki · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3153EE
Analogous#EE6E31, #B2EE31
Triadic#31EECC, #CC31EE
Split complementary#31B2EE, #6D31EE
Tetradic#31EE6E, #3153EE, #EE31B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFBED
Lighter +30%#FAEFBE
Lighter +20%#F6E38F
Lighter +10%#F2D860
Darker −10%#DAB612
Darker −20%#AB8F0E
Darker −30%#7C670A
Darker −40%#4D4006
More saturated +25%#FFD720
Less saturated −25%#D2BA4D

Channel breakdown

R238
G204
B49
Red238 (93.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue49.21°
Saturation (HSL)84.75%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G CC · B 31

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