What color is #EEB033?

#EEB033 is a vivid orange known as Cheesy Cheetah. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cheesy Cheetah?

The RGB value is 238, 176, 51: 238 red, 176 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cheesy Cheetah?

The complementary color is #3371EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEB033?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cheesy Cheetah color: hex code #EEB033

#EEB033 rgb(238, 176, 51)

Shades of orange

Cheesy Cheetah has the hex code #EEB033. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 69% green and 20% blue (238, 176, 51).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 85% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 79% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

Cheesy Cheetah (#EEB033) color codes

HEX	`#EEB033`
RGB	`rgb(238, 176, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 69%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 85%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 79%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 79%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.74, 11.88, 68.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.74, 69.05, 80.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.386, 49.471, 9.974)`
Decimal	`15642675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cheesy Cheetah, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EEB033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEB033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EEB033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeb033; }
.text { color: #eeb033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeb033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 176 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeb033, #ceee33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #EEB033 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEB033?: #EEB033 is a vivid orange known as Cheesy Cheetah. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cheesy Cheetah?: The RGB value is 238, 176, 51: 238 red, 176 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cheesy Cheetah?: The complementary color is #3371EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEB033?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.