What color is #EEAA11?

#EEAA11 is a vivid orange known as Groovy Giraffe. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Groovy Giraffe?

The RGB value is 238, 170, 17: 238 red, 170 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Groovy Giraffe?

The complementary color is #1155EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEAA11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Groovy Giraffe color: hex code #EEAA11

#EEAA11 rgb(238, 170, 17)

Shades of orange

Groovy Giraffe has the hex code #EEAA11. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 66.7% green and 6.7% blue (238, 170, 17).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 87% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 93% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

Groovy Giraffe (#EEAA11) color codes

HEX	`#EEAA11`
RGB	`rgb(238, 170, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 66.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 87%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 93%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 93%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.17, 14.26, 75.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.17, 76.77, 79.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.74, 46.971, 6.977)`
Decimal	`15641105`
Short hex	`#EA1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Groovy Giraffe, 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 #EEAA11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEAA11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #EEAA11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeaa11; }
.text { color: #eeaa11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeaa11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 170 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeaa11, #c3ee11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #EEAA11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEAA11?: #EEAA11 is a vivid orange known as Groovy Giraffe. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Groovy Giraffe?: The RGB value is 238, 170, 17: 238 red, 170 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Groovy Giraffe?: The complementary color is #1155EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEAA11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.