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#EE6911 Color

#EE6911 is rgb(238, 105, 17) in RGB, hsl(24, 87%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 93%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Orange (#E86100), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE6911
HEX#EE6911
RGBrgb(238, 105, 17)
HSLhsl(24, 87%, 50%)
HSVhsv(24, 93%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 93%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.184 46.1)
LABlab(60.94% 49.76 66.68)
LCHlch(60.94% 83.20 53.27)

What #EE6911 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EE6911, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EE6911 Channel Values

How #EE6911 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 105 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 87% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 93% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 93% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE6911 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE6911 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE6911

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE6911; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EE6911

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE6911.

How #EE6911 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#EE6911
Protanopia#8C8C08
Protanomaly#BB800C
Deuteranopia#A5A500
Deuteranomaly#C79100
Tritanopia#F06363
Tritanomaly#EF654E
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE6911 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee6911: #EE6911;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE6911;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee6911': '#EE6911' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.412, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_ee6911">#EE6911</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE6911"

More Orange Colors

#EE6911 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE6911 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE6911?

#EE6911 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(238, 105, 17) in RGB and hsl(24, 87%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Orange (#E86100), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #EE6911?

#EE6911 is rgb(238, 105, 17) — red 238, green 105, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE6911?

#EE6911 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 93%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE6911 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE6911 scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE6911 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE6911 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 14.58, which is visibly different.

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