What color is #EE9922?

#EE9922 is a vivid orange known as Burning Trail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Burning Trail?

The RGB value is 238, 153, 34: 238 red, 153 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Burning Trail?

The complementary color is #2277EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE9922?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Burning Trail color: hex code #EE9922

#EE9922 rgb(238, 153, 34)

Shades of orange

Burning Trail has the hex code #EE9922. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 60% green and 13.3% blue (238, 153, 34).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 86% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 86% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

Burning Trail (#EE9922) color codes

HEX	`#EE9922`
RGB	`rgb(238, 153, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 60%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 86%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 86%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 86%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, 23.54, 68.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 72.59, 71.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.944, 41.08, 6.97)`
Decimal	`15636770`
Short hex	`#E92`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Burning Trail, 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 #EE9922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE9922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #EE9922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee9922; }
.text { color: #ee9922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee9922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 153 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee9922, #ddee22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cantaloupe.

See #EE9922 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE9922?: #EE9922 is a vivid orange known as Burning Trail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Burning Trail?: The RGB value is 238, 153, 34: 238 red, 153 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Burning Trail?: The complementary color is #2277EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE9922?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.