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#EECB87 Color

#EECB87 is rgb(238, 203, 135) in RGB, hsl(40, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 43%, 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 8.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EECB87
HEX#EECB87
RGBrgb(238, 203, 135)
HSLhsl(40, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(40, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 43%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.095 83.3)
LABlab(83.60% 6.25 38.68)
LCHlch(83.60% 39.19 80.82)

What #EECB87 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 #EECB87, 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 yellow in the library.

#EECB87 Channel Values

How #EECB87 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 203 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 43% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EECB87 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EECB87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EECB87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EECB87; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EECB87

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 #EECB87.

How #EECB87 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#EECB87
Protanopia#D2D287
Protanomaly#DDCF87
Deuteranopia#D7D785
Deuteranomaly#E1D386
Tritanopia#F3C4C4
Tritanomaly#F1C7AF
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EECB87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eecb87: #EECB87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EECB87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eecb87': '#EECB87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.796, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_eecb87">#EECB87</color>
SVG fillfill="#EECB87"

More Yellow Colors

#EECB87 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EECB87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EECB87?

#EECB87 is a light yellow — rgb(238, 203, 135) in RGB and hsl(40, 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 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #EECB87?

#EECB87 is rgb(238, 203, 135) — red 238, green 203, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EECB87?

#EECB87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 43%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EECB87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EECB87 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EECB87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EECB87 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 10.88, which is visibly different.

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