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#EEC474 Pasta Rasta

#EEC474 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Pasta Rasta. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 76.9% green and 45.5% blue (rgb(238, 196, 116)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 78% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 51% yellow and 7% black. #EEC474 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.78:1.

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Variations of #EEC474

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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#EEC474 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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#EEC474 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEC474 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E1CE76
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6C46D
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEC570
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1CE76
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4CA75
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB7B1
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F4BF94
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4C8B9

#EEC474 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.64:1 Very poor#EEC474 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.78:1 Super#EEC474 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEC474 in CSS

/* Pasta Rasta */
.color { color: #EEC474; }
.background { background-color: #EEC474; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEC474; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 196 116);
color: hsl(39 78% 69%);
color: oklch(0.840 0.110 82.4);

#EEC474 FAQ

What color is #EEC474?

#EEC474 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Pasta Rasta. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEC474?

#EEC474 is rgb(238, 196, 116) in RGB, hsl(39, 78%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 51%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEC474?

The complementary color of #EEC474 is #749EEE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEC474?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEC474: 12.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEC474 a warm or cool color?

#EEC474 is a warm color.