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#EEE0CD Color

#EEE0CD is rgb(238, 224, 205) in RGB, hsl(35, 49%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Almond (#EFDECD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEE0CD
HEX#EEE0CD
RGBrgb(238, 224, 205)
HSLhsl(35, 49%, 87%)
HSVhsv(35, 14%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.03 75.7)
LABlab(89.93% 2.65 11.15)
LCHlch(89.93% 11.46 76.63)

What #EEE0CD 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 #EEE0CD, 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.

#EEE0CD Channel Values

How #EEE0CD 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 224 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 49% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 14% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEE0CD 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEE0CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEE0CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEE0CD; 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.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EEE0CD

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 #EEE0CD.

How #EEE0CD 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#EEE0CD
Protanopia#E2E2CD
Protanomaly#E7E1CD
Deuteranopia#E5E5CD
Deuteranomaly#E9E3CD
Tritanopia#F0DEDE
Tritanomaly#EFDFD7
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEE0CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eee0cd: #EEE0CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEE0CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eee0cd': '#EEE0CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.878, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_eee0cd">#EEE0CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEE0CD"

More Orange Colors

#EEE0CD sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEE0CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEE0CD?

#EEE0CD is a lightest orange — rgb(238, 224, 205) in RGB and hsl(35, 49%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Almond (#EFDECD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.51.

What is the RGB value of #EEE0CD?

#EEE0CD is rgb(238, 224, 205) — red 238, green 224, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEE0CD?

#EEE0CD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEE0CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEE0CD scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEE0CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEE0CD 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 3.97, which is very hard to tell apart.

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