What color is #EECC44?

#EECC44 is a vivid yellow known as Montezuma Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Montezuma Gold?

The RGB value is 238, 204, 68: 238 red, 204 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Montezuma Gold?

The complementary color is #4466EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EECC44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Montezuma Gold color: hex code #EECC44

#EECC44 rgb(238, 204, 68)

Shades of yellow

Montezuma Gold has the hex code #EECC44. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80% green and 26.7% blue (238, 204, 68).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 83% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 71% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

Montezuma Gold (#EECC44) color codes

HEX	`#EECC44`
RGB	`rgb(238, 204, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 83%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 71%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 71%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.8, -2, 68.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.8, 68.61, 91.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.899, 61.783, 14.343)`
Decimal	`15649860`
Short hex	`#EC4`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Montezuma Gold, 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 #EECC44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECC44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #EECC44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eecc44; }
.text { color: #eecc44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eecc44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 204 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eecc44, #bbee44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #EECC44 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EECC44?: #EECC44 is a vivid yellow known as Montezuma Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Montezuma Gold?: The RGB value is 238, 204, 68: 238 red, 204 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Montezuma Gold?: The complementary color is #4466EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECC44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.