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#EEA586 Color

#EEA586 is rgb(238, 165, 134) in RGB, hsl(18, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 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 6.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEA586
HEX#EEA586
RGBrgb(238, 165, 134)
HSLhsl(18, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(18, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.097 43.9)
LABlab(74.47% 25.16 27.52)
LCHlch(74.47% 37.29 47.56)

What #EEA586 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 #EEA586, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 6.37Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 9.01Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.36Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.5Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 9.57Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 10.22

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

#EEA586 Channel Values

How #EEA586 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 165 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 44% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEA586 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEA586 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEA586

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEA586; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEA586
Complementary
#87CFEE
Analogous
#EE879B
Analogous
#EED987
Triadic
#87EEA5
Triadic
#A587EE
Split comp.
#87EED9
Split comp.
#879BEE

Tints & Shades of #EEA586

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

#F0B398
#F2BDA6
#F5CAB8
#F7D4C5
#F9E1D7
#FBEBE4

Shades

#E7845A
#E1632D
#C04D1B
#983D16
#6B2B0F
#3E1909

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEA586.

How #EEA586 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#EEA586
Protanopia#B4B485
Protanomaly#CEAE86
Deuteranopia#C1C182
Deuteranomaly#D5B784
Tritanopia#F0A2A2
Tritanomaly#EFA397
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

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Using #EEA586 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eea586: #EEA586;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEA586;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eea586': '#EEA586' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.647, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_eea586">#EEA586</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEA586"

More Orange Colors

#EEA586 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EEA586 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEA586?

#EEA586 is a light orange — rgb(238, 165, 134) in RGB and hsl(18, 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 6.37.

What is the RGB value of #EEA586?

#EEA586 is rgb(238, 165, 134) — red 238, green 165, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEA586?

#EEA586 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEA586 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEA586 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEA586 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEA586 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 6.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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