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#EEC386 Color

#EEC386 is rgb(238, 195, 134) in RGB, hsl(35, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 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 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEC386
HEX#EEC386
RGBrgb(238, 195, 134)
HSLhsl(35, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(35, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.092 75.7)
LABlab(81.62% 10.13 36.69)
LCHlch(81.62% 38.06 74.57)

What #EEC386 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 #EEC386, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 5.16Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.72Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 8.8Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 9.9Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 10Topaz#FFC87CΔE 10.04

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

#EEC386 Channel Values

How #EEC386 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 195 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 44% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEC386 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEC386 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEC386

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEC386; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEC386
Complementary
#87B2EE
Analogous
#EE8F87
Analogous
#E5EE87
Triadic
#87EEC3
Triadic
#C387EE
Split comp.
#87E5EE
Split comp.
#8F87EE

Tints & Shades of #EEC386

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

#F0CC98
#F2D2A6
#F5DBB8
#F7E2C5
#F9EBD7
#FBF2E4

Shades

#E7AC5A
#E1962D
#C07B1B
#986216
#6B450F
#3E2809

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEC386.

How #EEC386 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#EEC386
Protanopia#CBCB86
Protanomaly#DAC886
Deuteranopia#D3D384
Deuteranomaly#DECC85
Tritanopia#F3BDBD
Tritanomaly#F1BFAA
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEC386 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eec386: #EEC386;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEC386;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eec386': '#EEC386' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.765, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_eec386">#EEC386</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEC386"

More Orange Colors

#EEC386 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EEC386 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEC386?

#EEC386 is a light orange — rgb(238, 195, 134) in RGB and hsl(35, 75%, 73%) 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 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #EEC386?

#EEC386 is rgb(238, 195, 134) — red 238, green 195, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEC386?

#EEC386 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEC386 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEC386 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEC386 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEC386 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 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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