What color is #EECE8D?

#EECE8D is a light, moderate orange known as Honeydew Sand. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Honeydew Sand?

The RGB value is 238, 206, 141: 238 red, 206 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Honeydew Sand?

The complementary color is #8DADEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EECE8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Honeydew Sand color: hex code #EECE8D

#EECE8D rgb(238, 206, 141)

Shades of orange

Honeydew Sand has the hex code #EECE8D. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80.8% green and 55.3% blue (238, 206, 141).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 74% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 41% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

Honeydew Sand (#EECE8D) color codes

HEX	`#EECE8D`
RGB	`rgb(238, 206, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 74%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 41%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.09, 2.52, 36.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.09, 36.55, 86.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.141, 64.245, 34.322)`
Decimal	`15650445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Honeydew Sand, 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 #EECE8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECE8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	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 #EECE8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eece8d; }
.text { color: #eece8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eece8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 206 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eece8d, #ddee8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #EECE8D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EECE8D?: #EECE8D is a light, moderate orange known as Honeydew Sand. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Honeydew Sand?: The RGB value is 238, 206, 141: 238 red, 206 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Honeydew Sand?: The complementary color is #8DADEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECE8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.