Information about #EEC5AA color

#EEC5AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EEC5AA falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(238, 197, 170) — 93.3% red, 77.3% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 27 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EEC5AA is a strongly colored 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 practically indistinguishable from Pastel Tan (#E9C9AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Desert Sand (#EDC9AF) and Zinnwaldite (#EBC2AF).

The recipe behind #EEC5AA is rgb(238, 197, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EEC5AA: 13.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. #EEC5AA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EEC5AA color variations

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#EEC5AA 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 #EEC5AA

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

Pastel Tan color link
Pastel Tan

#E9C9AA

Desert Sand color link
Desert Sand

#EDC9AF

Zinnwaldite color link
Zinnwaldite

#EBC2AF

Peachpuff color link
Peachpuff

#EECBAD

Light Wood color link
Light Wood

#E9C2A6

Manila color link
Manila

#E7C9A9

Negroni color link
Negroni

#EEC7A2

Rustic Peach color link
Rustic Peach

#EFC99F

New Tan color link
New Tan

#EBC79E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEC5AA
  • RGB238, 197, 170
  • CMYK0, 16, 27, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 197, 170)
  • HSL24°, 67%, 80%
  • HSL Precise23.824°, 66.667%, 80%
  • HSV24°, 29%, 93%
  • HSB24°, 29%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.773, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.773, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.773, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEEC5AA
  • DECIMAL ID15648170
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01