Colour

#EEEC22

#EEEC22
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#EEEC22 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 236, 34 and HSL 59°, 86%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#EEEC22#EEEC22

HEX#EEEC22

RGBrgb(238, 236, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.9255, 0.1333

RGB percentages93.3%, 92.5%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(59.4, 85.7%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.4, 85.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 0.8%, 85.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,658,018

CSS custom property--colour: #EEEC22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.66:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#1113DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE839no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 11.3 Gold · ΔE 17.7 Yellow green · ΔE 30.3 Green yellow · ΔE 33.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 38 Khaki · ΔE 41.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2224EE

Analogous#EE8622, #8AEE22

Triadic#22EEEC, #EC22EE

Split complementary#228AEE, #8622EE

Tetradic#22EE86, #2224EE, #EE228A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCDF

Lighter +30%#F9F8B0

Lighter +20%#F5F481

Lighter +10%#F2F051

Darker −10%#CDCB10

Darker −20%#9E9C0C

Darker −30%#6F6E08

Darker −40%#3F3F05

More saturated +25%#FFFD11

Less saturated −25%#D0CF40

Channel breakdown

R238

G236

B34

Red238 (93.3%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue59.41°

Saturation (HSL)85.71%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G EC · B 22

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Colour values

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