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EEC701

#EEC701 Yolk

#EEC701 is a light, vivid yellow named Yolk. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 78.0% green and 0.4% blue (rgb(238, 199, 1)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 99% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black. #EEC701 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.81:1.

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Variations of #EEC701

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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#EEC701 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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#EEC701 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEC701 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E8CF20
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEC300
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3C500
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E8CF20
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E9CC14
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB5A9
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F6C077
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4C9B2

#EEC701 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.64:1 Very poor#EEC701 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.81:1 Super#EEC701 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEC701 in CSS

/* Yolk */
.color { color: #EEC701; }
.background { background-color: #EEC701; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEC701; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 199 1);
color: hsl(50 99% 47%);
color: oklch(0.839 0.172 94.6);

#EEC701 FAQ

What color is #EEC701?

#EEC701 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Yolk. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEC701?

#EEC701 is rgb(238, 199, 1) in RGB, hsl(50, 99%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEC701?

The complementary color of #EEC701 is #0128EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEC701?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEC701: 12.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEC701 a warm or cool color?

#EEC701 is a warm color.