What color is #EE9A09?

#EE9A09 is a vivid orange known as Cheddar. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cheddar?

The RGB value is 238, 154, 9: 238 red, 154 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cheddar?

The complementary color is #095DEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE9A09?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cheddar color: hex code #EE9A09

#EE9A09 rgb(238, 154, 9)

Shades of orange

Cheddar has the hex code #EE9A09. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 60.4% green and 3.5% blue (238, 154, 9).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 93% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 96% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

Cheddar (#EE9A09) color codes

HEX	`#EE9A09`
RGB	`rgb(238, 154, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 60.4%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 93%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 96%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 96%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.39, 22.63, 73.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.39, 77.25, 72.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.869, 41.313, 5.764)`
Decimal	`15637001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cheddar, 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 #EE9A09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE9A09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #EE9A09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee9a09; }
.text { color: #ee9a09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee9a09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 154 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee9a09, #d0ee09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EE9A09 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE9A09?: #EE9A09 is a vivid orange known as Cheddar. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cheddar?: The RGB value is 238, 154, 9: 238 red, 154 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cheddar?: The complementary color is #095DEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE9A09?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.