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#EEB255 Deep Fried

#EEB255 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Deep Fried. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 69.8% green and 33.3% blue (rgb(238, 178, 85)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 82% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 64% yellow and 7% black. #EEB255 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.13:1.

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Variations of #EEB255

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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#EEB255 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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#EEB255 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEB255 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D7C358
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8B44B
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4B54F
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7C358
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDBD56
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFA29D
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F6AC7D
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CABAAA

#EEB255 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#EEB255 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.13:1 Very good#EEB255 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEB255 in CSS

/* Deep Fried */
.color { color: #EEB255; }
.background { background-color: #EEB255; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEB255; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 178 85);
color: hsl(36 82% 63%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.130 75.9);

#EEB255 FAQ

What color is #EEB255?

#EEB255 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Deep Fried. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEB255?

#EEB255 is rgb(238, 178, 85) in RGB, hsl(36, 82%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 64%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEB255?

The complementary color of #EEB255 is #5591EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEB255?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEB255: 11.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEB255 a warm or cool color?

#EEB255 is a warm color.