What color is #EECC99?

#EECC99 is a light, moderate orange known as Hummus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hummus?

The RGB value is 238, 204, 153: 238 red, 204 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hummus?

The complementary color is #99BBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EECC99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hummus color: hex code #EECC99

#EECC99 rgb(238, 204, 153)

Shades of beige

Hummus has the hex code #EECC99. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80% green and 60% blue (238, 204, 153).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 71% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 36% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

Hummus (#EECC99) color codes

HEX	`#EECC99`
RGB	`rgb(238, 204, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 71%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 36%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.79, 4.9, 29.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.79, 30.27, 80.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.604, 63.665, 39.122)`
Decimal	`15649945`
Short hex	`#EC9`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hummus, 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 #EECC99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECC99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #EECC99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eecc99; }
.text { color: #eecc99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eecc99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 204 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eecc99, #e5ee99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #EECC99 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EECC99?: #EECC99 is a light, moderate orange known as Hummus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hummus?: The RGB value is 238, 204, 153: 238 red, 204 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hummus?: The complementary color is #99BBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECC99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.