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#EECCB4 Color

#EECCB4 is rgb(238, 204, 180) in RGB, hsl(25, 63%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EECCB4
HEX#EECCB4
RGBrgb(238, 204, 180)
HSLhsl(25, 63%, 82%)
HSVhsv(25, 24%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.05 57.2)
LABlab(84.52% 9.71 16.67)
LCHlch(84.52% 19.29 59.77)

What #EECCB4 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 #EECCB4, 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.

#EECCB4 Channel Values

How #EECCB4 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 204 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 63% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 24% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 24% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EECCB4 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EECCB4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EECCB4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EECCB4; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EECCB4

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 #EECCB4.

How #EECCB4 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#EECCB4
Protanopia#D2D2B4
Protanomaly#DED0B4
Deuteranopia#D8D8B3
Deuteranomaly#E1D3B3
Tritanopia#F0C9C9
Tritanomaly#EFCAC1
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EECCB4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeccb4: #EECCB4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EECCB4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeccb4': '#EECCB4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.800, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_eeccb4">#EECCB4</color>
SVG fillfill="#EECCB4"

More Orange Colors

#EECCB4 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EECCB4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EECCB4?

#EECCB4 is a lightest orange — rgb(238, 204, 180) in RGB and hsl(25, 63%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.74.

What is the RGB value of #EECCB4?

#EECCB4 is rgb(238, 204, 180) — red 238, green 204, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EECCB4?

#EECCB4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EECCB4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EECCB4 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EECCB4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EECCB4 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 6.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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