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#EEAA33 Whisky Sour

#EEAA33 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Whisky Sour. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 66.7% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(238, 170, 51)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 85% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 79% yellow and 7% black. #EEAA33 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.43:1.

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Variations of #EEAA33

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EEAA33 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EEAA33 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEAA33 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3BD38
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3AD1D
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0AE25
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3BD38
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBB734
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9893
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F6A36D
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6B4A2

#EEAA33 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#EEAA33 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.43:1 Very good#EEAA33 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEAA33 in CSS

/* Whisky Sour */
.color { color: #EEAA33; }
.background { background-color: #EEAA33; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEAA33; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 170 51);
color: hsl(38 85% 57%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.149 76.4);

#EEAA33 FAQ

What color is #EEAA33?

#EEAA33 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Whisky Sour. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEAA33?

#EEAA33 is rgb(238, 170, 51) in RGB, hsl(38, 85%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 29%, 79%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEAA33?

The complementary color of #EEAA33 is #3377EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEAA33?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEAA33: 10.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEAA33 a warm or cool color?

#EEAA33 is a warm color.