Recognised as Colour
#EEE150
- #EEE150
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EEE150 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 225, 80 and HSL 55°, 82%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EEE150#EEE150
HEX#EEE150
RGBrgb(238, 225, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8824, 0.3137
RGB percentages93.3%, 88.2%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(55.1, 82.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 66.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 66.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,655,248
CSS custom property--colour: #EEE150;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#111EAF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#505DEE
Analogous#EE9250, #ACEE50
Triadic#50EEE1, #E150EE
Split complementary#50ACEE, #9250EE
Tetradic#50EE92, #505DEE, #EE50AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G225
B80
Red238 (93.3%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue55.06°
Saturation (HSL)82.29%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G E1 · B 50
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