#eec03b

Color #eec03b

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#eec03b

RGB

rgb(238, 192, 59)

HSL

hsl(44.6, 84%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.6, 75.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 75.2%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(79.73, 3.8, 68.91)

LCH

lch(79.73, 69.01, 86.84)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.1511, 88.71)

HWB

hwb(44.6, 23.1%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b69ee

Analogous

#ee663b

#eec03b

#c2ee3b

Triadic

#eec03b

#3beec0

#c03bee

Split-complementary

#eec03b

#3bc2ee

#663bee

Tetradic

#eec03b

#69ee3b

#3b69ee

#c03bee

Square

#eec03b

#3bee66

#3b69ee

#ee3bc2

Shades

Color #eec03b mixed toward black.

#e4ae14

#b68b10

#89690c

#5b4608

#2e2304

Tints

Color #eec03b mixed toward white.

#f1ca5c

#f4d57c

#f6df9d

#f9eabe

#fcf4de

Tones

Color #eec03b mixed toward gray.

#dfb94a

#d0b159

#c1aa68

#b2a377

#a39c85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb70 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#dee178 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#ec8a8f · ΔE 40

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 27

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #eec03b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#eec03b]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#eec03b (#eec03b) is rgb(238, 192, 59) in RGB.

No, #eec03b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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