#EEB600 · near Mustard

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#EEB600 (RGB 238, 182, 0) is a medium, highly saturated yellow, closest to Mustard and near Saffron and Amber. 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. In OKLCH it has 81% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 86°.

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HEX#EEB600
RGBrgb(238, 182, 0)
HSLhsl(46, 100%, 47%)
CMYK0, 24, 100, 7
CSS var--mustard
Contrast1.85:1 white · 11.33:1 black

Similar named colors

Mustard #E1AD01Saffron #F4C430Amber #FFBF00Orange #FFA500Cantaloupe #FFA62F

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;

Color card

#EEB600 hex color card: near Mustard, RGB 238, 182, 0
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Shades & tints

#302400#5F4900#8F6D00#BE9200#EEB600#F1C533#F5D366#F8E299#FCF0CC

Color harmonies for #EEB600

Complementary

#EEB600#0038F0

Analogous

#EEB600#F04000#B0F000

Triadic

#EEB600#00F0B8#B800F0

Split complementary

#EEB600#00B0F0#4000F0

Tetradic

#EEB600#00F040#0038F0#F000B0

Palettes with #EEB600