What color is #EECC22?

#EECC22 is a vivid yellow known as Valkyrie. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Valkyrie?

The RGB value is 238, 204, 34: 238 red, 204 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Valkyrie?

The complementary color is #2244EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EECC22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Valkyrie color: hex code #EECC22

#EECC22 rgb(238, 204, 34)

Shades of yellow

Valkyrie has the hex code #EECC22. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80% green and 13.3% blue (238, 204, 34).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 86% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 86% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

Valkyrie (#EECC22) color codes

HEX	`#EECC22`
RGB	`rgb(238, 204, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 86%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 86%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 86%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.64, -3.16, 78.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.64, 78.79, 92.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.145, 61.482, 10.37)`
Decimal	`15649826`
Short hex	`#EC2`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Valkyrie, 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 #EECC22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECC22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #EECC22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eecc22; }
.text { color: #eecc22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eecc22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 204 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eecc22, #aaee22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

See #EECC22 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EECC22?: #EECC22 is a vivid yellow known as Valkyrie. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Valkyrie?: The RGB value is 238, 204, 34: 238 red, 204 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Valkyrie?: The complementary color is #2244EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECC22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.