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#EECB9B Color

#EECB9B is rgb(238, 203, 155) in RGB, hsl(35, 71%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EECB9B
HEX#EECB9B
RGBrgb(238, 203, 155)
HSLhsl(35, 71%, 77%)
HSVhsv(35, 35%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.074 75.3)
LABlab(83.87% 7.85 28.82)
LCHlch(83.87% 29.88 74.76)

What #EECB9B 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 #EECB9B, 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.

#EECB9B Channel Values

How #EECB9B 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 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 71% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 35% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 35% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EECB9B 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EECB9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EECB9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EECB9B

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 #EECB9B.

How #EECB9B 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#EECB9B
Protanopia#D2D29B
Protanomaly#DDCF9B
Deuteranopia#D7D799
Deuteranomaly#E1D39A
Tritanopia#F2C6C6
Tritanomaly#F1C8B6
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EECB9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eecb9b: #EECB9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EECB9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eecb9b': '#EECB9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.796, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_eecb9b">#EECB9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EECB9B"

More Orange Colors

#EECB9B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EECB9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EECB9B?

#EECB9B is a light orange — rgb(238, 203, 155) in RGB and hsl(35, 71%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.

What is the RGB value of #EECB9B?

#EECB9B is rgb(238, 203, 155) — red 238, green 203, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EECB9B?

#EECB9B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EECB9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EECB9B scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EECB9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EECB9B 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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