Recognised as Colour
#EECE25
- #EECE25
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EECE25 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 206, 37 and HSL 50°, 86%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EECE25#EECE25
HEX#EECE25
RGBrgb(238, 206, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8078, 0.1451
RGB percentages93.3%, 80.8%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(50.4, 85.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 84.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 84.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,650,341
CSS custom property--colour: #EECE25;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.49:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1131DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2545EE
Analogous#EE6A25, #A9EE25
Triadic#25EECE, #CE25EE
Split complementary#25A9EE, #6A25EE
Tetradic#25EE69, #2545EE, #EE25A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G206
B37
Red238 (93.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue50.45°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G CE · B 25
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