#eec996

Color #eec996

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#eec996

RGB

rgb(238, 201, 150)

HSL

hsl(34.8, 72.1%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.8, 37%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 37%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(83, 6.12, 30.37)

LCH

lch(83, 30.98, 78.61)

OKLCH

oklch(85.6%, 0.0784, 75.29)

HWB

hwb(34.8, 58.8%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96bbee

Analogous

#ee9d96

#eec996

#e7ee96

Triadic

#eec996

#96eec9

#c996ee

Split-complementary

#eec996

#96e7ee

#9d96ee

Tetradic

#eec996

#bbee96

#96bbee

#c996ee

Square

#eec996

#96ee9d

#96bbee

#ee96e7

Shades

Color #eec996 mixed toward black.

#e5ac5e

#dc9027

#a76c1b

#6f4812

#382409

Tints

Color #eec996 mixed toward white.

#f1d2a8

#f4dbb9

#f6e4cb

#f9eddc

#fcf6ee

Tones

Color #eec996 mixed toward gray.

#e7c89d

#dfc7a5

#d8c6ac

#d1c4b3

#c9c3bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfdfa4 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#e1e4a7 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#ecaeb1 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#cfcfcf · ΔE 18.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #eec996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#eec996]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#eec996 (#eec996) is rgb(238, 201, 150) in RGB.

No, #eec996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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