Information about #EEC581 color

#EEC581 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EEC581 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(238, 197, 129) — 93.3% red, 77.3% green, 50.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 43 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EEC581 is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Marzipan (#EBC881). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Orange (#F5CA7B) and Cherokee (#F5CD82).

In RGB terms — rgb(238, 197, 129) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EEC581 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. #EEC581 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EEC581 color variations

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

#EEC581 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 #EEC581

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

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Pastel Amber color link
Pastel Amber

#F8C57C

Corvette color link
Corvette

#E9BA81

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEC581
  • RGB238, 197, 129
  • CMYK0, 16, 43, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 197, 129)
  • HSL37°, 76%, 72%
  • HSL Precise37.431°, 76.224%, 71.961%
  • HSV37°, 46%, 93%
  • HSB37°, 46%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.773, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.773, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.773, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEEC581
  • DECIMAL ID15648129
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01