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#EEB490 Color

#EEB490 is rgb(238, 180, 144) in RGB, hsl(23, 73%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 39%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEB490
HEX#EEB490
RGBrgb(238, 180, 144)
HSLhsl(23, 73%, 75%)
HSVhsv(23, 39%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 39%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.083 53)
LABlab(78.13% 18.39 27.01)
LCHlch(78.13% 32.67 55.75)

What #EEB490 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 #EEB490, 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.

#EEB490 Channel Values

How #EEB490 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 180 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 73% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 39% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 39% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEB490 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEB490 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEB490

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEB490; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EEB490

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 #EEB490.

How #EEB490 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#EEB490
Protanopia#C0C090
Protanomaly#D4BB90
Deuteranopia#CACA8D
Deuteranomaly#D9C18E
Tritanopia#F1B0B0
Tritanomaly#F0B2A4
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEB490 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeb490: #EEB490;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEB490;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeb490': '#EEB490' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.706, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_eeb490">#EEB490</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEB490"

More Orange Colors

#EEB490 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEB490 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEB490?

#EEB490 is a light orange — rgb(238, 180, 144) in RGB and hsl(23, 73%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.95.

What is the RGB value of #EEB490?

#EEB490 is rgb(238, 180, 144) — red 238, green 180, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEB490?

#EEB490 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 39%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEB490 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEB490 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEB490 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEB490 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 9.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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