#ee986d

Color #ee986d

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Light Salmon #ffa07a · ΔE 5.54 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ee986d

RGB

rgb(238, 152, 109)

HSL

hsl(20, 79.1%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 54.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 54.2%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(70.69, 27.93, 35.92)

LCH

lch(70.69, 45.5, 52.13)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.1187, 46.98)

HWB

hwb(20, 42.7%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6dc3ee

Analogous

#ee6d82

#ee986d

#eed86d

Triadic

#ee986d

#6dee98

#986dee

Split-complementary

#ee986d

#6deed8

#6d82ee

Tetradic

#ee986d

#c3ee6d

#6dc3ee

#986dee

Square

#ee986d

#82ee6d

#6dc3ee

#d86dee

Shades

Color #ee986d mixed toward black.

#e87339

#cf5518

#9b4012

#682b0c

#341506

Tints

Color #ee986d mixed toward white.

#f1a985

#f4ba9e

#f6cbb6

#f9ddce

#fceee7

Tones

Color #ee986d mixed toward gray.

#e39b78

#d89f82

#cea38d

#c3a698

#b8aaa3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfce79 · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#d3d97c · ΔE 33.1

Tritanopia

#eb8284 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 23.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ee986d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ee986d]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#ee986d (#ee986d) is rgb(238, 152, 109) in RGB.

No, #ee986d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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