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#EEBB33 Nicotine Gold

#EEBB33 is a light, vivid yellow named Nicotine Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 73.3% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(238, 187, 51)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 85% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 79% yellow and 7% black. #EEBB33 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.79:1.

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Variations of #EEBB33

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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#EEBB33 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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#EEBB33 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEBB33 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFC83B
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2BA15
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBBC23
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFC83B
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3C336
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFAAA1
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F6B476
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEC0AC

#EEBB33 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#EEBB33 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.79:1 Very good#EEBB33 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEBB33 in CSS

/* Nicotine Gold */
.color { color: #EEBB33; }
.background { background-color: #EEBB33; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEBB33; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 187 51);
color: hsl(44 85% 57%);
color: oklch(0.816 0.153 86.6);

#EEBB33 FAQ

What color is #EEBB33?

#EEBB33 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Nicotine Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEBB33?

#EEBB33 is rgb(238, 187, 51) in RGB, hsl(44, 85%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 79%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEBB33?

The complementary color of #EEBB33 is #3366EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEBB33?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEBB33: 11.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEBB33 a warm or cool color?

#EEBB33 is a warm color.