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#EE882F Color

#EE882F is rgb(238, 136, 47) in RGB, hsl(28, 85%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 80%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE882F
HEX#EE882F
RGBrgb(238, 136, 47)
HSLhsl(28, 85%, 56%)
HSVhsv(28, 80%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 80%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.157 56.6)
LABlab(67.16% 35.52 61.75)
LCHlch(67.16% 71.23 60.09)

What #EE882F 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 #EE882F, 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.

#EE882F Channel Values

How #EE882F 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 136 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 85% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 80% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 80% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE882F 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE882F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE882F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE882F; 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 #EE882F

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 #EE882F.

How #EE882F 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#EE882F
Protanopia#A0A02C
Protanomaly#C4972D
Deuteranopia#B2B21C
Deuteranomaly#CDA325
Tritanopia#F18181
Tritanomaly#F08469
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE882F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee882f: #EE882F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE882F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee882f': '#EE882F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.533, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_ee882f">#EE882F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE882F"

More Orange Colors

#EE882F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE882F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE882F?

#EE882F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(238, 136, 47) in RGB and hsl(28, 85%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.53.

What is the RGB value of #EE882F?

#EE882F is rgb(238, 136, 47) — red 238, green 136, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE882F?

#EE882F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 80%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE882F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE882F scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE882F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE882F 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 11.93, which is visibly different.

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