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#EEA487 Color

#EEA487 is rgb(238, 164, 135) in RGB, hsl(17, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 43%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEA487
HEX#EEA487
RGBrgb(238, 164, 135)
HSLhsl(17, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(17, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 43%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.097 42.2)
LABlab(74.26% 25.74 26.70)
LCHlch(74.26% 37.09 46.05)

What #EEA487 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 #EEA487, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 5.98Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 8.86Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.12Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 9.41Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.72Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 10.31

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

#EEA487 Channel Values

How #EEA487 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 164 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 43% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEA487 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEA487 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEA487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEA487; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEA487
Complementary
#87D1EE
Analogous
#EE879D
Analogous
#EED787
Triadic
#87EEA4
Triadic
#A487EE
Split comp.
#87EED7
Split comp.
#879DEE

Tints & Shades of #EEA487

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

#F0B198
#F2BBA6
#F5C9B8
#F7D3C5
#F9E1D7
#FBEBE4

Shades

#E7825A
#E1602D
#C04A1B
#983B16
#6B290F
#3E1809

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEA487.

How #EEA487 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#EEA487
Protanopia#B4B486
Protanomaly#CEAE87
Deuteranopia#C1C183
Deuteranomaly#D4B685
Tritanopia#F0A1A1
Tritanomaly#EFA297
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEA487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eea487: #EEA487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEA487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eea487': '#EEA487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.643, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_eea487">#EEA487</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEA487"

More Orange Colors

#EEA487 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EEA487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEA487?

#EEA487 is a light orange — rgb(238, 164, 135) in RGB and hsl(17, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #EEA487?

#EEA487 is rgb(238, 164, 135) — red 238, green 164, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEA487?

#EEA487 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 43%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEA487 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEA487 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEA487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEA487 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 5.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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