Colour

#EEEB0A

#EEEB0A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#EEEB0A is a yellow with RGB values 238, 235, 10 and HSL 59°, 92%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#EEEB0A#EEEB0A

HEX#EEEB0A

RGBrgb(238, 235, 10)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.9216, 0.0392

RGB percentages93.3%, 92.2%, 3.9%

HSLhsl(59.2, 91.9%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.2, 95.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 1.3%, 95.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,657,738

CSS custom property--colour: #EEEB0A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.52:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#1114F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE72Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 9.3 Gold · ΔE 17.4 Yellow green · ΔE 32.2 Green yellow · ΔE 34.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 39.1 Khaki · ΔE 44.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0A0DEE

Analogous#EE790A, #7FEE0A

Triadic#0AEEEB, #EB0AEE

Split complementary#0A7FEE, #790AEE

Tetradic#0AEE79, #0A0DEE, #EE0A7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCC7

Lighter +30%#FBF996

Lighter +20%#F9F765

Lighter +10%#F6F435

Darker −10%#BDBB08

Darker −20%#8C8A06

Darker −30%#5B5A04

Darker −40%#2A2A02

More saturated +25%#F8F500

Less saturated −25%#CFCD29

Channel breakdown

R238

G235

B10

Red238 (93.3%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue10 (3.9%)

Hue59.21°

Saturation (HSL)91.94%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G EB · B 0A

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Colour values

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