What color is #EEAA33?

#EEAA33 is a vivid orange known as Whisky Sour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Whisky Sour?

The RGB value is 238, 170, 51: 238 red, 170 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Whisky Sour?

The complementary color is #3377EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEAA33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Whisky Sour color: hex code #EEAA33

#EEAA33 rgb(238, 170, 51)

Shades of orange

Whisky Sour has the hex code #EEAA33. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 66.7% green and 20% blue (238, 170, 51).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 85% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 79% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

Whisky Sour (#EEAA33) color codes

HEX	`#EEAA33`
RGB	`rgb(238, 170, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 66.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 85%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 79%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 79%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.3, 15.04, 66.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.3, 68.38, 77.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.236, 47.17, 9.59)`
Decimal	`15641139`
Short hex	`#EA3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Whisky Sour, 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 #EEAA33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEAA33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #EEAA33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeaa33; }
.text { color: #eeaa33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeaa33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 170 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeaa33, #d4ee33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EEAA33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEAA33?: #EEAA33 is a vivid orange known as Whisky Sour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Whisky Sour?: The RGB value is 238, 170, 51: 238 red, 170 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Whisky Sour?: The complementary color is #3377EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEAA33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.