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#EECC99 Hummus

#EECC99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Hummus. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80.0% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(238, 204, 153)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 71% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 36% yellow and 7% black. #EECC99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.73:1.

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Variations of #EECC99

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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#EECC99 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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#EECC99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EECC99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E2D49A
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DACC95
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0CD97
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2D49A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E5D199
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FCC2BF
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F3C8AC
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D0C5

#EECC99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#EECC99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.73:1 Super#EECC99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EECC99 in CSS

/* Hummus */
.color { color: #EECC99; }
.background { background-color: #EECC99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EECC99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 204 153);
color: hsl(36 71% 77%);
color: oklch(0.862 0.076 77.5);

#EECC99 FAQ

What color is #EECC99?

#EECC99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Hummus. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EECC99?

#EECC99 is rgb(238, 204, 153) in RGB, hsl(36, 71%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 36%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EECC99?

The complementary color of #EECC99 is #99BBEE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EECC99?

Black text has the best contrast on #EECC99: 13.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EECC99 a warm or cool color?

#EECC99 is a warm color.