Information about #EEC38B color

#EEC38B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EEC38B falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(238, 195, 139) — 93.3% red, 76.5% green, 54.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 39 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EEC38B presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Slightly further away sit Douban Light Yellow (#F7C58E) and Marzipan (#EBC881).

The recipe behind #EEC38B is rgb(238, 195, 139), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EEC38B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EEC38B color variations

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#EEC38B 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 #EEC38B

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

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Rich Apricot color link
Rich Apricot

#F4B889

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Corvette color link
Corvette

#E9BA81

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEC38B
  • RGB238, 195, 139
  • CMYK0, 17, 39, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 195, 139)
  • HSL34°, 74%, 74%
  • HSL Precise33.939°, 74.436%, 73.922%
  • HSV34°, 42%, 93%
  • HSB34°, 42%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.765, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.765, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.765, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEEC38B
  • DECIMAL ID15647627
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01