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#EEAE3F Color

#EEAE3F is rgb(238, 174, 63) in RGB, hsl(38, 84%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 74%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Honey (#EBA937), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEAE3F
HEX#EEAE3F
RGBrgb(238, 174, 63)
HSLhsl(38, 84%, 59%)
HSVhsv(38, 74%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 74%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.143 77.3)
LABlab(75.86% 16.91 63.37)
LCHlch(75.86% 65.58 75.06)

What #EEAE3F 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 #EEAE3F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EEAE3F Channel Values

How #EEAE3F 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 174 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 84% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 74% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 74% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEAE3F 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEAE3F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEAE3F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EEAE3F

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEAE3F.

How #EEAE3F 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#EEAE3F
Protanopia#BBBB3E
Protanomaly#D1B63E
Deuteranopia#C6C637
Deuteranomaly#D7BD3A
Tritanopia#F4A5A5
Tritanomaly#F1A988
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEAE3F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeae3f: #EEAE3F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEAE3F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeae3f': '#EEAE3F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.682, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_eeae3f">#EEAE3F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEAE3F"

More Orange Colors

#EEAE3F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEAE3F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEAE3F?

#EEAE3F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(238, 174, 63) in RGB and hsl(38, 84%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Honey (#EBA937), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.37.

What is the RGB value of #EEAE3F?

#EEAE3F is rgb(238, 174, 63) — red 238, green 174, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEAE3F?

#EEAE3F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 74%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEAE3F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEAE3F scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEAE3F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEAE3F 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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