#eec900

Color #eec900

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#eec900

RGB

rgb(238, 201, 0)

HSL

hsl(50.7, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.7, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 100%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(81.81, -2.07, 82.78)

LCH

lch(81.81, 82.81, 91.43)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.1732, 95.53)

HWB

hwb(50.7, 0%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0025ee

Analogous

#ee5200

#eec900

#9cee00

Triadic

#eec900

#00eec9

#c900ee

Split-complementary

#eec900

#009cee

#5200ee

Tetradic

#eec900

#25ee00

#0025ee

#c900ee

Square

#eec900

#00ee52

#0025ee

#ee009c

Shades

Color #eec900 mixed toward black.

#c6a800

#9f8600

#776500

#4f4300

#282200

Tints

Color #eec900 mixed toward white.

#ffdc1c

#ffe34a

#ffea77

#fff1a4

#fff8d2

Tones

Color #eec900 mixed toward gray.

#dabc14

#c6ae28

#b3a03c

#9f924f

#8b8563

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfdf69 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#e1e474 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#ec8a90 · ΔE 45.6

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 28.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #eec900;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#eec900]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#eec900 (#eec900) is rgb(238, 201, 0) in RGB.

No, #eec900 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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