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#EEC07C Color

#EEC07C is rgb(238, 192, 124) in RGB, hsl(36, 77%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 48%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Topaz (#FFC87C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEC07C
HEX#EEC07C
RGBrgb(238, 192, 124)
HSLhsl(36, 77%, 71%)
HSVhsv(36, 48%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 48%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.101 76.4)
LABlab(80.76% 10.91 40.68)
LCHlch(80.76% 42.12 74.99)

What #EEC07C 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 #EEC07C, 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.

#EEC07C Channel Values

How #EEC07C 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 192 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 77% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 48% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 48% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEC07C 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEC07C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEC07C; 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 #EEC07C

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 #EEC07C.

How #EEC07C 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#EEC07C
Protanopia#C9C97C
Protanomaly#D9C57C
Deuteranopia#D1D179
Deuteranomaly#DDCA7A
Tritanopia#F3B9B9
Tritanomaly#F1BCA4
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEC07C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eec07c: #EEC07C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEC07C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eec07c': '#EEC07C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.753, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_eec07c">#EEC07C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEC07C"

More Orange Colors

#EEC07C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEC07C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEC07C?

#EEC07C is a light orange — rgb(238, 192, 124) in RGB and hsl(36, 77%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Topaz (#FFC87C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #EEC07C?

#EEC07C is rgb(238, 192, 124) — red 238, green 192, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEC07C?

#EEC07C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 48%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEC07C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEC07C scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEC07C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEC07C 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 11.03, which is visibly different.

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