Information about #EEC58B color

#EEC58B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #EEC58B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(238, 197, 139) (93.3% red, 77.3% green, 54.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 16 / 39 / 7 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EEC58B is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Slightly further away sit Douban Light Yellow (#F7C58E) and Marzipan (#EBC881).

In RGB terms — rgb(238, 197, 139) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EEC58B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EEC58B color variations

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#EEC58B 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 #EEC58B

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

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Rich Apricot color link
Rich Apricot

#F4B889

Corvette color link
Corvette

#E9BA81

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Pastel Amber color link
Pastel Amber

#F8C57C

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEC58B
  • RGB238, 197, 139
  • CMYK0, 16, 39, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 197, 139)
  • HSL35°, 74%, 74%
  • HSL Precise35.152°, 74.436%, 73.922%
  • HSV35°, 42%, 93%
  • HSB35°, 42%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.773, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.773, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.773, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEEC58B
  • DECIMAL ID15648139
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01