What color is #EEBE1B?

#EEBE1B is a vivid yellow known as Radiant Sunrise. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Radiant Sunrise?

The RGB value is 238, 190, 27: 238 red, 190 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Radiant Sunrise?

The complementary color is #1B4BEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEBE1B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Radiant Sunrise color: hex code #EEBE1B

#EEBE1B rgb(238, 190, 27)

Shades of yellow

Radiant Sunrise has the hex code #EEBE1B. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 74.5% green and 10.6% blue (238, 190, 27).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 86% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 89% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

Radiant Sunrise (#EEBE1B) color codes

HEX	`#EEBE1B`
RGB	`rgb(238, 190, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 74.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 86%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 89%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 89%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.09, 3.92, 77.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.09, 77.47, 87.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.875, 55.087, 8.832)`
Decimal	`15646235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Radiant Sunrise, 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 #EEBE1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEBE1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #EEBE1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eebe1b; }
.text { color: #eebe1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eebe1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 190 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eebe1b, #b5ee1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EEBE1B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEBE1B?: #EEBE1B is a vivid yellow known as Radiant Sunrise. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Radiant Sunrise?: The RGB value is 238, 190, 27: 238 red, 190 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Radiant Sunrise?: The complementary color is #1B4BEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEBE1B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.