Information about #EEC28C color

#EEC28C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EEC28C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(238, 194, 140) — 93.3% red, 76.1% green, 54.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 38 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EEC28C is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Douban Light Yellow (#F7C58E) and Rich Apricot (#F4B889).

The recipe behind #EEC28C is rgb(238, 194, 140), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EEC28C: 12.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EEC28C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EEC28C color variations

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

#EEC28C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EEC28C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EEC28C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EEC28C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#EEC28C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #EEC28C

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

Light Gamboge color link
Light Gamboge

#E7C58B

Douban Light Yellow color link
Douban Light Yellow

#F7C58E

Rich Apricot color link
Rich Apricot

#F4B889

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Corvette color link
Corvette

#E9BA81

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Pictionary Pink color link
Pictionary Pink

#F3B596

Kuriyama Salmon color link
Kuriyama Salmon

#F9C09A

Moscato color link
Moscato

#DEBA8E

#EEC28C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEC28C
  • RGB238, 194, 140
  • CMYK0, 17, 38, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 194, 140)
  • HSL33°, 74%, 74%
  • HSL Precise33.061°, 74.242%, 74.118%
  • HSV33°, 41%, 93%
  • HSB33°, 41%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.761, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.761, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.761, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEEC28C
  • DECIMAL ID15647372
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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