What color is #EEBB88?

#EEBB88 is a light, moderate orange known as Baba Ganoush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Baba Ganoush?

The RGB value is 238, 187, 136: 238 red, 187 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Baba Ganoush?

The complementary color is #88BBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEBB88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Baba Ganoush color: hex code #EEBB88

#EEBB88 rgb(238, 187, 136)

Shades of beige

Baba Ganoush has the hex code #EEBB88. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 73.3% green and 53.3% blue (238, 187, 136).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 75% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 43% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

Baba Ganoush (#EEBB88) color codes

HEX	`#EEBB88`
RGB	`rgb(238, 187, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 73.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 75%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 43%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.33, 11.92, 32.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.33, 34.92, 70.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.476, 55.499, 30.973)`
Decimal	`15645576`
Short hex	`#EB8`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Baba Ganoush, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EEBB88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEBB88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EEBB88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eebb88; }
.text { color: #eebb88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eebb88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 187 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eebb88, #eeee88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

See #EEBB88 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEBB88?: #EEBB88 is a light, moderate orange known as Baba Ganoush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Baba Ganoush?: The RGB value is 238, 187, 136: 238 red, 187 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Baba Ganoush?: The complementary color is #88BBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEBB88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.