Information about #EE8E44 color

#EE8E44 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EE8E44 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(238, 142, 68) — 93.3% red, 55.7% green, 26.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 38 / 67 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #EE8E44 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sea Buckthorn (#EF9548). Slightly further away sit Lemon Ochre (#E78F4A) and Jaffa (#EF863F).

In RGB terms — rgb(238, 142, 68) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EE8E44: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EE8E44 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EE8E44 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 #EE8E44

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

Lemon Ochre color link
Lemon Ochre

#E78F4A

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Faded Orange color link
Faded Orange

#F0944D

California color link
California

#E98C3A

Royal Orange color link
Royal Orange

#F99245

Sun color link
Sun

#EF8E38

Carpe Diem color link
Carpe Diem

#E4943D

Dusty Orange color link
Dusty Orange

#F0833A

Orangeish color link
Orangeish

#FD8D49

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EE8E44
  • RGB238, 142, 68
  • CMYK0, 38, 67, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 142, 68)
  • HSL26°, 83%, 60%
  • HSL Precise26.118°, 83.333%, 60%
  • HSV26°, 71%, 93%
  • HSB26°, 71%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.557, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.557, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.557, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEE8E44
  • DECIMAL ID15633988
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01