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#EEC181 Color

#EEC181 is rgb(238, 193, 129) in RGB, hsl(35, 76%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEC181
HEX#EEC181
RGBrgb(238, 193, 129)
HSLhsl(35, 76%, 72%)
HSVhsv(35, 46%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.096 75.6)
LABlab(81.06% 10.76 38.54)
LCHlch(81.06% 40.01 74.40)

What #EEC181 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 #EEC181, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.83Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 7.71Topaz#FFC87CΔE 8.4Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 8.66Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 9.14Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 9.51

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

#EEC181 Channel Values

How #EEC181 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 193 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 76% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 46% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 46% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEC181 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEC181 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEC181

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEC181; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEC181
Complementary
#81AFEE
Analogous
#EE8A81
Analogous
#E5EE81
Triadic
#81EEC1
Triadic
#C181EE
Split comp.
#81E5EE
Split comp.
#8A81EE

Tints & Shades of #EEC181

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

#F0CA93
#F2D0A1
#F5D9B3
#F7E2C5
#F9EBD7
#FBF2E4

Shades

#E8AA54
#E2962C
#C17C1A
#945F14
#67420E
#3F2809

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEC181.

How #EEC181 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#EEC181
Protanopia#CACA81
Protanomaly#D9C681
Deuteranopia#D1D17F
Deuteranomaly#DDCB80
Tritanopia#F3BABA
Tritanomaly#F1BDA7
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEC181 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eec181: #EEC181;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEC181;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eec181': '#EEC181' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.757, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_eec181">#EEC181</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEC181"

More Orange Colors

#EEC181 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EEC181 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEC181?

#EEC181 is a light orange — rgb(238, 193, 129) in RGB and hsl(35, 76%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.83.

What is the RGB value of #EEC181?

#EEC181 is rgb(238, 193, 129) — red 238, green 193, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEC181?

#EEC181 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEC181 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEC181 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEC181 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEC181 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 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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