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#EEA98B Color

#EEA98B is rgb(238, 169, 139) in RGB, hsl(18, 74%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEA98B
HEX#EEA98B
RGBrgb(238, 169, 139)
HSLhsl(18, 74%, 74%)
HSVhsv(18, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.092 44.4)
LABlab(75.47% 23.52 26.16)
LCHlch(75.47% 35.18 48.04)

What #EEA98B 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 #EEA98B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 7.31Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.5Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 9.99Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 10.18Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 10.49Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 11.05

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

#EEA98B Channel Values

How #EEA98B 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 169 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 74% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 42% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEA98B 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEA98B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEA98B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEA98B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEA98B
Complementary
#8CD0EE
Analogous
#EE8C9F
Analogous
#EEDA8C
Triadic
#8CEEA9
Triadic
#A98CEE
Split comp.
#8CEEDA
Split comp.
#8C9FEE

Tints & Shades of #EEA98B

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

#F0B399
#F2C0AB
#F4CAB8
#F7D7CA
#F9E1D7
#FCEEE9

Shades

#E7885F
#E16733
#C34F1D
#973D17
#6A2B10
#3E1909

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEA98B.

How #EEA98B 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#EEA98B
Protanopia#B7B78A
Protanomaly#CFB28B
Deuteranopia#C3C388
Deuteranomaly#D6B989
Tritanopia#F0A6A6
Tritanomaly#EFA79C
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEA98B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eea98b: #EEA98B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEA98B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eea98b': '#EEA98B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.663, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_eea98b">#EEA98B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEA98B"

More Orange Colors

#EEA98B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EEA98B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEA98B?

#EEA98B is a light orange — rgb(238, 169, 139) in RGB and hsl(18, 74%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.31.

What is the RGB value of #EEA98B?

#EEA98B is rgb(238, 169, 139) — red 238, green 169, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEA98B?

#EEA98B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEA98B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEA98B scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEA98B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEA98B 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 8.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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