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#EEA144 Color

#EEA144 is rgb(238, 161, 68) in RGB, hsl(33, 83%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 71%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEA144
HEX#EEA144
RGBrgb(238, 161, 68)
HSLhsl(33, 83%, 60%)
HSVhsv(33, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 71%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.14 67.7)
LABlab(72.84% 23.61 58.41)
LCHlch(72.84% 63.00 67.99)

What #EEA144 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 #EEA144, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 8.16Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 8.29Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 8.51Honey#EBA937ΔE 8.68Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 9.11Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 11.26

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

#EEA144 Channel Values

How #EEA144 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 161 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 83% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 71% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEA144 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEA144 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEA144

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEA144; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEA144
Complementary
#4491EE
Analogous
#EE4D44
Analogous
#E5EE44
Triadic
#44EEA1
Triadic
#A144EE
Split comp.
#44E5EE
Split comp.
#4D44EE

Tints & Shades of #EEA144

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

#F0AD5C
#F2BB78
#F5C78F
#F7D5AB
#F9E1C2
#FCEFDE

Shades

#EA8F1F
#CD7A13
#A86310
#834D0C
#5D3709
#382105

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEA144.

How #EEA144 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#EEA144
Protanopia#B1B143
Protanomaly#CCAB43
Deuteranopia#BFBF3B
Deuteranomaly#D3B43F
Tritanopia#F39999
Tritanomaly#F19C80
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEA144 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eea144: #EEA144;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEA144;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eea144': '#EEA144' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.631, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_eea144">#EEA144</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEA144"

More Orange Colors

#EEA144 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EEA144 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEA144?

#EEA144 is a light orange — rgb(238, 161, 68) in RGB and hsl(33, 83%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #EEA144?

#EEA144 is rgb(238, 161, 68) — red 238, green 161, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEA144?

#EEA144 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 71%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEA144 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEA144 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEA144 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEA144 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 11.35, which is visibly different.

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