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#EEBE5D Color

#EEBE5D is rgb(238, 190, 93) in RGB, hsl(40, 81%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 61%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEBE5D
HEX#EEBE5D
RGBrgb(238, 190, 93)
HSLhsl(40, 81%, 65%)
HSVhsv(40, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 61%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.127 82.9)
LABlab(79.95% 10.11 54.70)
LCHlch(79.95% 55.63 79.53)

What #EEBE5D 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 #EEBE5D, 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 yellow in the library.

#EEBE5D Channel Values

How #EEBE5D 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 190 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 81% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 61% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEBE5D 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEBE5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEBE5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEBE5D; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EEBE5D

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 #EEBE5D.

How #EEBE5D 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#EEBE5D
Protanopia#C7C75C
Protanomaly#D8C45D
Deuteranopia#D0D059
Deuteranomaly#DCC95B
Tritanopia#F4B5B5
Tritanomaly#F2B99A
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEBE5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eebe5d: #EEBE5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEBE5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eebe5d': '#EEBE5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.745, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_eebe5d">#EEBE5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEBE5D"

More Yellow Colors

#EEBE5D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEBE5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEBE5D?

#EEBE5D is a light yellow — rgb(238, 190, 93) in RGB and hsl(40, 81%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #EEBE5D?

#EEBE5D is rgb(238, 190, 93) — red 238, green 190, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEBE5D?

#EEBE5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 61%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEBE5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEBE5D scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEBE5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEBE5D 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 16.57, which is visibly different.

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