#EEB99E#EEB99E
#EEB99E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.072 H 48.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEB99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 185, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 70%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 33.6%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.24, 15.48, 21.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.24, 26.13, 53.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.69% 0.0478 0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.69% 0.072 48.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.7819, 55.3467, 39.9279) |
| Luminance | 0.5534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot
#FBCEB1
ΔE00 5.30
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 6.07
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 7.52
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 7.67
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.85
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 8.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEB99E #9ED3EE
analogous
#EE9EAB #EEB99E #EEE19E
triadic
#EEB99E #9EEEB9 #B99EEE
tetradic
#EEB99E #ABEE9E #9ED3EE #E19EEE
square
#EEB99E #ABEE9E #9ED3EE #E19EEE
split-complementary
#EEB99E #9EEEE1 #9EABEE
monochromatic
#DC6E36 #E5936A #EEB99E #F7DFD2 #FAECE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#EEB99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.07
#EEB99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEB99E
12.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEB99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEB99E | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.07 | 12.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7BE9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C99E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCB0B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeb99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 185, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.072 48.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5ceba',
500: '#eeb99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeb99e; $custom-light: #f5ceba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeb99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 185,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.25,
"s": 70.175,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82686,
"c": 0.07181,
"h": 48.3
},
"luminance": 0.55344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEB99E
secondary
#66A9CB
accent
#92D213
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFAF8
border
#D7D3D1
text
#171311
muted
#858381