What color is #EEBB55?

#EEBB55 is a light, vivid orange known as Oh My Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oh My Gold?

The RGB value is 238, 187, 85: 238 red, 187 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oh My Gold?

The complementary color is #5588EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEBB55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oh My Gold color: hex code #EEBB55

#EEBB55 rgb(238, 187, 85)

Shades of orange

Oh My Gold has the hex code #EEBB55. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 73.3% green and 33.3% blue (238, 187, 85).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 64% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

Oh My Gold (#EEBB55) color codes

HEX	`#EEBB55`
RGB	`rgb(238, 187, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 73.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 82%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 64%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 64%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.68, 7.72, 57.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.68, 57.76, 82.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.673, 54.377, 16.209)`
Decimal	`15645525`
Short hex	`#EB5`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oh My 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 #EEBB55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEBB55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #EEBB55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eebb55; }
.text { color: #eebb55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eebb55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 187 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eebb55, #d4ee55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EEBB55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEBB55?: #EEBB55 is a light, vivid orange known as Oh My Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oh My Gold?: The RGB value is 238, 187, 85: 238 red, 187 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oh My Gold?: The complementary color is #5588EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEBB55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.