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#EE895D Color

#EE895D is rgb(238, 137, 93) in RGB, hsl(18, 81%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 61%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE895D
HEX#EE895D
RGBrgb(238, 137, 93)
HSLhsl(18, 81%, 65%)
HSVhsv(18, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 61%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.137 43.7)
LABlab(67.74% 36.64 40.88)
LCHlch(67.74% 54.90 48.13)

What #EE895D 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 #EE895D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 5.27Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 6.4Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 9.25Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 9.83Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 10.97Terracotta#E2725BΔE 11.54

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

#EE895D Channel Values

How #EE895D 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 137 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 81% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 61% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE895D 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE895D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE895D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE895D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE895D
Complementary
#5DC3EE
Analogous
#EE5D7A
Analogous
#EED15D
Triadic
#5DEE89
Triadic
#895DEE
Split comp.
#5DEED1
Split comp.
#5D7AEE

Tints & Shades of #EE895D

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

#F09A75
#F2A787
#F5B89E
#F7C9B5
#FADACC
#FCE7DF

Shades

#EA6A34
#DE5317
#B44313
#8A340F
#61240A
#3C1606

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE895D.

How #EE895D 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#EE895D
Protanopia#A0A05C
Protanomaly#C4985C
Deuteranopia#B3B356
Deuteranomaly#CDA459
Tritanopia#F08484
Tritanomaly#EF8677
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE895D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee895d: #EE895D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE895D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee895d': '#EE895D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.537, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_ee895d">#EE895D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE895D"

More Orange Colors

#EE895D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EE895D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE895D?

#EE895D is a light orange — rgb(238, 137, 93) in RGB and hsl(18, 81%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #EE895D?

#EE895D is rgb(238, 137, 93) — red 238, green 137, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE895D?

#EE895D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 61%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE895D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE895D scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE895D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE895D 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 9.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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