What color is #EAA601?

#EAA601 is a vivid orange known as Illuminate Me. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Illuminate Me?

The RGB value is 234, 166, 1: 234 red, 166 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Illuminate Me?

The complementary color is #0145EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAA601?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Illuminate Me color: hex code #EAA601

#EAA601 rgb(234, 166, 1)

Shades of yellow

Illuminate Me has the hex code #EAA601. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 65.1% green and 0.4% blue (234, 166, 1).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 99% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 100% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

Illuminate Me (#EAA601) color codes

HEX	`#EAA601`
RGB	`rgb(234, 166, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 65.1%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 99%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 100%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 100%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.74, 14.5, 76.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.74, 77.57, 79.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.577, 44.771, 6.165)`
Decimal	`15377921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Illuminate Me, 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 #EAA601	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAA601 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #EAA601 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaa601; }
.text { color: #eaa601; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaa601; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 166 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaa601, #baea01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EAA601 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EAA601?: #EAA601 is a vivid orange known as Illuminate Me. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Illuminate Me?: The RGB value is 234, 166, 1: 234 red, 166 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Illuminate Me?: The complementary color is #0145EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAA601?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.