#ee9d2a

Color #ee9d2a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ee9d2a

RGB

rgb(238, 157, 42)

HSL

hsl(35.2, 85.2%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.2, 82.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34%, 82.4%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(71.19, 21.63, 67.01)

LCH

lch(71.19, 70.41, 72.11)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.1528, 69.62)

HWB

hwb(35.2, 16.5%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a7bee

Analogous

#ee3b2a

#ee9d2a

#ddee2a

Triadic

#ee9d2a

#2aee9d

#9d2aee

Split-complementary

#ee9d2a

#2addee

#3b2aee

Tetradic

#ee9d2a

#7bee2a

#2a7bee

#9d2aee

Square

#ee9d2a

#2aee3b

#2a7bee

#ee2add

Shades

Color #ee9d2a mixed toward black.

#d88611

#ad6b0e

#82500a

#563607

#2b1b03

Tints

Color #ee9d2a mixed toward white.

#f1ad4e

#f4be71

#f6ce95

#f9deb8

#fcefdc

Tones

Color #ee9d2a mixed toward gray.

#de9a3a

#cd974b

#bd945b

#ad926b

#9c8f7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0cf59 · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#d4da60 · ΔE 26.5

Tritanopia

#eb6f73 · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ee9d2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ee9d2a]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ee9d2a (#ee9d2a) is rgb(238, 157, 42) in RGB.

No, #ee9d2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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