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Titanium Yellow (#EEE600)

The hex code for Titanium Yellow is #EEE600. It is rgb(238, 230, 0) in RGB, hsl(58, 100%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 100%, 7%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEE600
HEX#EEE600
RGBrgb(238, 230, 0)
HSLhsl(58, 100%, 47%)
HSVhsv(58, 100%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 100%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.194 107.2)
LABlab(89.74% -11.27 87.21)
LCHlch(89.74% 87.93 97.36)

Colors Closest to Titanium Yellow

Titanium Yellow is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Peridot#E6E200ΔE 2.73Xanthic#EEED09ΔE 3.71Aureolin#FDEE00ΔE 5.12Canary Yellow#FFEF00ΔE 5.79Yellow Rose#FFF000ΔE 5.86Middle Yellow#FFEB00ΔE 6.07

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EEE600 Channel Values

How Titanium Yellow breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 238 · G 230 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 100% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 100% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 100% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Titanium Yellow background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text15.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEE600 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Titanium Yellow

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Titanium Yellow; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEE600
Complementary
#0008F0
Analogous
#F07000
Analogous
#80F000
Triadic
#00F0E8
Triadic
#E800F0
Split comp.
#0080F0
Split comp.
#7000F0

Tints & Shades of Titanium Yellow

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FFF714
#FFF93D
#FFFA61
#FFFB85
#FFFCA8
#FFFDD1

Shades

#D1CA00
#B3AD00
#948F00
#706C00
#524F00
#333100

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How Titanium Yellow Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EEE600
Protanopia#E7E700
Protanomaly#EAE700
Deuteranopia#E9E900
Deuteranomaly#EBE800
Tritanopia#FAD9D9
Tritanomaly#F5DEAC
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEE600 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--titanium-yellow: #EEE600;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEE600;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'titanium-yellow': '#EEE600' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.902, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="titanium_yellow">#EEE600</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEE600"

More Yellow Colors

Titanium Yellow sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EEE600 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Titanium Yellow?

The hex code for Titanium Yellow is #EEE600. That is rgb(238, 230, 0) in RGB, hsl(58, 100%, 47%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 100%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #EEE600?

#EEE600 is rgb(238, 230, 0) — red 238, green 230, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEE600?

#EEE600 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 100%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEE600 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEE600 scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEE600 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEE600 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 10.96, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.