#eec23f

Color #eec23f

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#eec23f

RGB

rgb(238, 194, 63)

HSL

hsl(44.9, 83.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.9, 73.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.5%, 73.5%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(80.25, 2.93, 67.95)

LCH

lch(80.25, 68.01, 87.53)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.1498, 89.5)

HWB

hwb(44.9, 24.7%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f6bee

Analogous

#ee6a3f

#eec23f

#c2ee3f

Triadic

#eec23f

#3feec2

#c23fee

Split-complementary

#eec23f

#3fc2ee

#6a3fee

Tetradic

#eec23f

#6bee3f

#3f6bee

#c23fee

Square

#eec23f

#3fee6a

#3f6bee

#ee3fc2

Shades

Color #eec23f mixed toward black.

#e6b114

#b88e10

#8a6a0c

#5c4708

#2e2304

Tints

Color #eec23f mixed toward white.

#f1cc5f

#f4d67f

#f6e09f

#f9ebbf

#fcf5df

Tones

Color #eec23f mixed toward gray.

#dfbb4e

#d1b35c

#c2ac6b

#b4a579

#a59e88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdc72 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#dfe27b · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#ec8c91 · ΔE 40

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #eec23f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#eec23f]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#eec23f (#eec23f) is rgb(238, 194, 63) in RGB.

No, #eec23f 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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