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#EEAE4F Color

#EEAE4F is rgb(238, 174, 79) in RGB, hsl(36, 82%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 67%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sunray (#E3AB57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEAE4F
HEX#EEAE4F
RGBrgb(238, 174, 79)
HSLhsl(36, 82%, 62%)
HSVhsv(36, 67%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 67%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.133 74.3)
LABlab(75.97% 17.48 56.76)
LCHlch(75.97% 59.40 72.88)

What #EEAE4F 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 #EEAE4F, 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.

#EEAE4F Channel Values

How #EEAE4F 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 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 82% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 67% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 67% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEAE4F 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEAE4F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEAE4F; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EEAE4F

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEAE4F.

How #EEAE4F 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#EEAE4F
Protanopia#BBBB4E
Protanomaly#D1B64E
Deuteranopia#C6C649
Deuteranomaly#D7BD4B
Tritanopia#F3A6A6
Tritanomaly#F1A98B
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEAE4F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeae4f: #EEAE4F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEAE4F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeae4f': '#EEAE4F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.682, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_eeae4f">#EEAE4F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEAE4F"

More Orange Colors

#EEAE4F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEAE4F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEAE4F?

#EEAE4F is a light orange — rgb(238, 174, 79) in RGB and hsl(36, 82%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sunray (#E3AB57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #EEAE4F?

#EEAE4F is rgb(238, 174, 79) — red 238, green 174, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEAE4F?

#EEAE4F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 67%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEAE4F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEAE4F scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEAE4F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEAE4F 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 12.58, which is visibly different.

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