Information about #EA9966 color

#EA9966 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EA9966 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(234, 153, 102) — 91.8% red, 60% green, 40% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 52 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively orange, #EA9966 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pastel Persimmon (#EF9967). Slightly further away sit Sawtooth Oak (#EC956C) and Apricot Tan (#DD9760).

In RGB terms — rgb(234, 153, 102) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #EA9966 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EA9966 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EA9966 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EA9966

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sawtooth Oak color link
Sawtooth Oak

#EC956C

Apricot Tan color link
Apricot Tan

#DD9760

Sandy Brown color link
Sandy Brown

#F4A460

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Di Serria color link
Di Serria

#DB995E

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Meat color link
Meat

#F9906F

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Fawn color link
Fawn

#E5AA70

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EA9966
  • RGB234, 153, 102
  • CMYK0, 32, 52, 8
  • CSSrgb(234, 153, 102)
  • HSL23°, 76%, 66%
  • HSL Precise23.182°, 75.862%, 65.882%
  • HSV23°, 56%, 92%
  • HSB23°, 56%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.918, 0.600, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.918, 0.600, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.918, 0.600, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEA9966
  • DECIMAL ID15374694
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01