Recognised as Colour

#EECE2C

#EECE2C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EECE2C is a yellow with RGB values 238, 206, 44 and HSL 50°, 85%, 55%. 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

#EECE2C#EECE2C

HEX#EECE2C

RGBrgb(238, 206, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8078, 0.1725

RGB percentages93.3%, 80.8%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(50.1, 85.1%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 81.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 13.4%, 81.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,650,348

CSS custom property--colour: #EECE2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.5:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#1131D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD439no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBDB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.3 Yellow · ΔE 28.6 Orange · ΔE 29.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31 Khaki · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C4CEE

Analogous#EE6D2C, #ADEE2C

Triadic#2CEECE, #CE2CEE

Split complementary#2CADEE, #6D2CEE

Tetradic#2CEE6D, #2C4CEE, #EE2CAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAE9

Lighter +30%#F9EFBA

Lighter +20%#F6E48A

Lighter +10%#F2D95B

Darker −10%#D6B511

Darker −20%#A78D0D

Darker −30%#77650A

Darker −40%#483D06

More saturated +25%#FFD91B

Less saturated −25%#D2BB49

Channel breakdown

R238

G206

B44

Red238 (93.3%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue50.1°

Saturation (HSL)85.09%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G CE · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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