#EEB600
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#EEB600 · Mustard
Click to copy#EEB600 is a medium, highly saturated yellow color, closest to Mustard and near Mustard and Saffron. In OKLCH it has 81% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 86°. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #EEB600 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.
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#EEB600RGB
rgb(238, 182, 0)HSL
hsl(46, 100%, 47%)CMYK
0, 24, 100, 7CSS var
--mustardContrast
1.85:1 white · 11.33:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #EEB600
Black text passes WCAG AA on #EEB600 (11.33:1); white text does not (1.85:1).
For a calm scheme pair #EEB600 with its analogous neighbors #F04000 and #B0F000; for contrast use its complement #0038F0 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--mustard: #EEB600;
$mustard: #EEB600;
colors: { 'mustard': '#EEB600' }