What color is #EEAA55?

#EEAA55 is a light, vivid orange known as Polished Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Polished Gold?

The RGB value is 238, 170, 85: 238 red, 170 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Polished Gold?

The complementary color is #5599EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEAA55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Polished Gold color: hex code #EEAA55

#EEAA55 rgb(238, 170, 85)

Shades of orange

Polished Gold has the hex code #EEAA55. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 66.7% green and 33.3% blue (238, 170, 85).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 82% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 64% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

Polished Gold (#EEAA55) color codes

HEX	`#EEAA55`
RGB	`rgb(238, 170, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 66.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 82%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 64%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 64%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.56, 16.68, 52.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.56, 55.25, 72.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.278, 47.587, 15.077)`
Decimal	`15641173`
Short hex	`#EA5`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Polished 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 #EEAA55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEAA55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #EEAA55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeaa55; }
.text { color: #eeaa55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeaa55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 170 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeaa55, #e6ee55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #EEAA55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEAA55?: #EEAA55 is a light, vivid orange known as Polished Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Polished Gold?: The RGB value is 238, 170, 85: 238 red, 170 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Polished Gold?: The complementary color is #5599EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEAA55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.