Tailwind Yellow 500 — #EAB308

#EAB308, primarily known as Tailwind Yellow 500, is composed of 92% red, 70% green, and 3% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 97% yellow, 8% black. In HSL the hue angle is 45°, saturation 93%, and lightness 47%. The closest web-safe color is #FFCC33.

Closest named match: Rucksack Tan (#EDB508, ΔE 1.12)

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#EAB308
RGB	rgb(234, 179, 8)
HSL	hsl(45.4, 93.4%, 47.5%)
HSV	hsv(45.4, 96.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 96.6%, 8.2%)
OKLCH	oklch(79.52% 0.1617 86.05)
HWB	hwb(45.4 3.1% 8.2%)
LAB	lab(76.5% 11.75 77.37)
LCH	lch(76.5% 78.3 81.4)
OKLAB	oklab(79.52% 0.0111 0.1613)
XYZ	X 50.1 Y 49.75 Z 7.19
Web Safe	#FFCC33
RGB Percent	91.8%, 70.2%, 3.1%
Decimal	15381256

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#EAB308
RGB	rgb(234, 179, 8)
HSL	hsl(45.4, 93.4%, 47.5%)
HSV	hsv(45.4, 96.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 96.6%, 8.2%)
OKLCH	oklch(79.52% 0.1617 86.05)
HWB	hwb(45.4 3.1% 8.2%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(76.5% 11.75 77.37)
LCH	lch(76.5% 78.3 81.4)
OKLAB	oklab(79.52% 0.0111 0.1613)
XYZ	X 50.1 Y 49.75 Z 7.19
Web Safe	#FFCC33
RGB Percent	91.8%, 70.2%, 3.1%
Decimal	15381256

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#EA8608

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Similar named colors

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Rucksack Tan

#EDB508 · ΔE 1.12

Trumpet Gold

#E9B413 · ΔE 1.57

Pattypan

#EDB80F · ΔE 1.99

Oregon Trail

#EFB91B · ΔE 2.38

Dent Corn

#F2B717 · ΔE 2.42

Sun Drops

#EAAF11 · ΔE 2.86

Mustard Yellow

#E1AD01 · ΔE 2.96

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1.92:1

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On black

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10.95:1

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Protanopia

93% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

93% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

67% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

58% similar

0.003% of population

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