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#EEC39B Color

#EEC39B is rgb(238, 195, 155) in RGB, hsl(29, 71%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nude (#E3BC9A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEC39B
HEX#EEC39B
RGBrgb(238, 195, 155)
HSLhsl(29, 71%, 77%)
HSVhsv(29, 35%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.072 64.5)
LABlab(81.91% 11.81 26.23)
LCHlch(81.91% 28.77 65.76)

What #EEC39B 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 #EEC39B, 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.

#EEC39B Channel Values

How #EEC39B 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 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 71% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 35% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 35% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEC39B 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEC39B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEC39B; 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 #EEC39B

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 #EEC39B.

How #EEC39B 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#EEC39B
Protanopia#CBCB9B
Protanomaly#DAC89B
Deuteranopia#D3D399
Deuteranomaly#DECC9A
Tritanopia#F1BFBF
Tritanomaly#F0C0B1
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEC39B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eec39b: #EEC39B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEC39B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eec39b': '#EEC39B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.765, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_eec39b">#EEC39B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEC39B"

More Orange Colors

#EEC39B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEC39B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEC39B?

#EEC39B is a light orange — rgb(238, 195, 155) in RGB and hsl(29, 71%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nude (#E3BC9A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.54.

What is the RGB value of #EEC39B?

#EEC39B is rgb(238, 195, 155) — red 238, green 195, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEC39B?

#EEC39B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEC39B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEC39B scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEC39B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEC39B 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 6.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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