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#EEBB55 Oh My Gold

#EEBB55 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Oh My Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 73.3% green and 33.3% blue (rgb(238, 187, 85)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 82% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 64% yellow and 7% black. #EEBB55 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.87:1.

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Variations of #EEBB55

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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#EEBB55 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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#EEBB55 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEBB55 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDC859
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1BB4A
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DABC4E
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDC859
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1C356
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFABA5
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F5B581
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFC1AF

#EEBB55 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#EEBB55 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.87:1 Very good#EEBB55 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEBB55 in CSS

/* Oh My Gold */
.color { color: #EEBB55; }
.background { background-color: #EEBB55; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEBB55; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 187 85);
color: hsl(40 82% 63%);
color: oklch(0.819 0.132 82.3);

#EEBB55 FAQ

What color is #EEBB55?

#EEBB55 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Oh My Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEBB55?

#EEBB55 is rgb(238, 187, 85) in RGB, hsl(40, 82%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 64%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEBB55?

The complementary color of #EEBB55 is #5588EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEBB55?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEBB55: 11.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEBB55 a warm or cool color?

#EEBB55 is a warm color.