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#EEA377 Color

#EEA377 is rgb(238, 163, 119) in RGB, hsl(22, 78%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 50%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEA377
HEX#EEA377
RGBrgb(238, 163, 119)
HSLhsl(22, 78%, 70%)
HSVhsv(22, 50%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 50%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.107 51)
LABlab(73.80% 25.12 34.61)
LCHlch(73.80% 42.77 54.03)

What #EEA377 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 #EEA377, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 6.62Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 8.28Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 8.53Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.58Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 8.64Pale Copper#DA8A67ΔE 9.44

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

#EEA377 Channel Values

How #EEA377 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 163 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 78% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 50% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 50% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEA377 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEA377 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEA377

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEA377; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEA377
Complementary
#77C2EE
Analogous
#EE7787
Analogous
#EEDE77
Triadic
#77EEA3
Triadic
#A377EE
Split comp.
#77EEDE
Split comp.
#7787EE

Tints & Shades of #EEA377

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

#F0AF89
#F3BB9B
#F5C8AD
#F7D4BF
#F9E0D2
#FCEDE4

Shades

#E9874E
#E46821
#BF5518
#914112
#682E0D
#3B1A07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEA377.

How #EEA377 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#EEA377
Protanopia#B3B376
Protanomaly#CDAD77
Deuteranopia#C0C073
Deuteranomaly#D4B575
Tritanopia#F19E9E
Tritanomaly#F0A090
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEA377 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eea377: #EEA377;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEA377;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eea377': '#EEA377' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.639, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_eea377">#EEA377</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEA377"

More Orange Colors

#EEA377 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EEA377 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEA377?

#EEA377 is a light orange — rgb(238, 163, 119) in RGB and hsl(22, 78%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #EEA377?

#EEA377 is rgb(238, 163, 119) — red 238, green 163, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEA377?

#EEA377 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 50%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEA377 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEA377 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEA377 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEA377 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 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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