What color is #EEBB33?

#EEBB33 is a vivid orange known as Nicotine Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nicotine Gold?

The RGB value is 238, 187, 51: 238 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nicotine Gold?

The complementary color is #3366EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEBB33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nicotine Gold color: hex code #EEBB33

#EEBB33 rgb(238, 187, 51)

Shades of yellow

Nicotine Gold has the hex code #EEBB33. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 73.3% green and 20% blue (238, 187, 51).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 85% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 79% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

Nicotine Gold (#EEBB33) color codes

HEX	`#EEBB33`
RGB	`rgb(238, 187, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 73.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 85%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 79%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 79%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.44, 6.11, 70.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.44, 70.73, 85.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.631, 53.961, 10.722)`
Decimal	`15645491`
Short hex	`#EB3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nicotine 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 #EEBB33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEBB33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #EEBB33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eebb33; }
.text { color: #eebb33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eebb33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 187 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eebb33, #c4ee33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EEBB33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEBB33?: #EEBB33 is a vivid orange known as Nicotine Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nicotine Gold?: The RGB value is 238, 187, 51: 238 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nicotine Gold?: The complementary color is #3366EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEBB33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.