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#EEC2B0 Color

#EEC2B0 is rgb(238, 194, 176) in RGB, hsl(17, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 26%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEC2B0
HEX#EEC2B0
RGBrgb(238, 194, 176)
HSLhsl(17, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(17, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 26%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.056 43.4)
LABlab(82.02% 14.27 15.32)
LCHlch(82.02% 20.94 47.02)

What #EEC2B0 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 #EEC2B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 5.05Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 6.92Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 7.49Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 8.08Nude#E3BC9AΔE 8.69Baby Pink#F4C2C2ΔE 9.18

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

#EEC2B0 Channel Values

How #EEC2B0 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 194 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 26% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEC2B0 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEC2B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEC2B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEC2B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEC2B0
Complementary
#AFDCEE
Analogous
#EEAFBD
Analogous
#EEE0AF
Triadic
#AFEEC1
Triadic
#C1AFEE
Split comp.
#AFEEE0
Split comp.
#AFBDEE

Tints & Shades of #EEC2B0

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

#F0C7B7
#F3D1C4
#F4D8CD
#F7E2D9
#F9E8E2
#FBF2EE

Shades

#E49D81
#DA7952
#CA582B
#9C4421
#6D3017
#3F1B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEC2B0.

How #EEC2B0 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#EEC2B0
Protanopia#CACAB0
Protanomaly#DAC7B0
Deuteranopia#D2D2AE
Deuteranomaly#DECCAF
Tritanopia#F0C0C0
Tritanomaly#EFC1BA
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEC2B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eec2b0: #EEC2B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEC2B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eec2b0': '#EEC2B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.761, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_eec2b0">#EEC2B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEC2B0"

More Orange Colors

#EEC2B0 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EEC2B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEC2B0?

#EEC2B0 is a lightest orange — rgb(238, 194, 176) in RGB and hsl(17, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #EEC2B0?

#EEC2B0 is rgb(238, 194, 176) — red 238, green 194, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEC2B0?

#EEC2B0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 26%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEC2B0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEC2B0 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEC2B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEC2B0 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 10.67, which is visibly different.

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