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#EEB387 Color

#EEB387 is rgb(238, 179, 135) in RGB, hsl(26, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 43%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEB387
HEX#EEB387
RGBrgb(238, 179, 135)
HSLhsl(26, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(26, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 43%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.09 57.8)
LABlab(77.76% 18.19 31.26)
LCHlch(77.76% 36.17 59.81)

What #EEB387 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 #EEB387, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 6.99Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 7.29Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 7.72Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 8.17Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.7Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 8.97

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

#EEB387 Channel Values

How #EEB387 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 179 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 43% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEB387 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEB387 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEB387

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEB387; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEB387
Complementary
#87C1EE
Analogous
#EE878D
Analogous
#EEE787
Triadic
#87EEB3
Triadic
#B387EE
Split comp.
#87EEE7
Split comp.
#878DEE

Tints & Shades of #EEB387

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

#F0BE98
#F2C7A6
#F5D2B8
#F7DBC5
#F9E6D7
#FBEEE4

Shades

#E7975A
#E17B2D
#C0631B
#984E16
#6B370F
#3E2009

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEB387.

How #EEB387 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#EEB387
Protanopia#BFBF87
Protanomaly#D3BA87
Deuteranopia#C9C984
Deuteranomaly#D9C185
Tritanopia#F1AEAE
Tritanomaly#F0B0A0
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEB387 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeb387: #EEB387;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEB387;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeb387': '#EEB387' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.702, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_eeb387">#EEB387</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEB387"

More Orange Colors

#EEB387 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EEB387 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEB387?

#EEB387 is a light orange — rgb(238, 179, 135) in RGB and hsl(26, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #EEB387?

#EEB387 is rgb(238, 179, 135) — red 238, green 179, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEB387?

#EEB387 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 43%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEB387 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEB387 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEB387 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEB387 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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