Information about #EE9B01 color

#EE9B01 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EE9B01 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(238, 155, 1) — 93.3% red, 60.8% green, 0.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 33 / 93 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EE9B01 presents itself as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Saffron Gold (#F08F00). Its next-closest registered neighbors are April Sun (#FD9800) and Weebly Orange (#FF9A00).

The recipe behind #EE9B01 is rgb(238, 155, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EE9B01: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EE9B01 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EE9B01 color variations

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

#EE9B01 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 #EE9B01

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

Saffron Gold color link
Saffron Gold

#F08F00

April Sun color link
April Sun

#FD9800

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Orange Peel color link
Orange Peel

#FF9F00

Starstruck color link
Starstruck

#E6AC00

Cheese color link
Cheese

#FFA600

Kumquat color link
Kumquat

#FB9912

Rich Orange color link
Rich Orange

#F38D11

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EE9B01
  • RGB238, 155, 1
  • CMYK0, 33, 93, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 155, 1)
  • HSL39°, 99%, 47%
  • HSL Precise38.987°, 99.163%, 46.863%
  • HSV39°, 100%, 93%
  • HSB39°, 100%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.608, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.608, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.608, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEE9B01
  • DECIMAL ID15637249
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01