What color is #EEC701?

#EEC701 is a vivid yellow known as Yolk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yolk?

The RGB value is 238, 199, 1: 238 red, 199 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yolk?

The complementary color is #0128EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEC701?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yolk color: hex code #EEC701

#EEC701 rgb(238, 199, 1)

Shades of yellow

Yolk has the hex code #EEC701. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 78% green and 0.4% blue (238, 199, 1).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 99% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

Yolk (#EEC701) color codes

HEX	`#EEC701`
RGB	`rgb(238, 199, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 78%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 99%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.31, -1.03, 82.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.31, 82.34, 90.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.692, 59.03, 8.489)`
Decimal	`15648513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yolk, 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 #EEC701	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEC701 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #EEC701 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eec701; }
.text { color: #eec701; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eec701; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 199 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eec701, #9eee01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #EEC701 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEC701?: #EEC701 is a vivid yellow known as Yolk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yolk?: The RGB value is 238, 199, 1: 238 red, 199 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yolk?: The complementary color is #0128EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEC701?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.