Recognised as Colour
#EEE502
- #EEE502
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow
#EEE502 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 229, 2 and HSL 58°, 98%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.
Colour values
#EEE502#EEE502
HEX#EEE502
RGBrgb(238, 229, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.898, 0.0078
RGB percentages93.3%, 89.8%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(57.7, 98.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.7, 99.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 99.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,656,194
CSS custom property--colour: #EEE502;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.84:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#111AFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#020BEE
Analogous#EE6F02, #81EE02
Triadic#02EEE5, #E502EE
Split complementary#0281EE, #6F02EE
Tetradic#02EE6F, #020BEE, #EE0281
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G229
B2
Red238 (93.3%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue57.71°
Saturation (HSL)98.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G E5 · B 02
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