What color is #EEC474?

#EEC474 is a light, moderate orange known as Pasta Rasta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pasta Rasta?

The RGB value is 238, 196, 116: 238 red, 196 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pasta Rasta?

The complementary color is #749EEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEC474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pasta Rasta color: hex code #EEC474

#EEC474 rgb(238, 196, 116)

Shades of orange

Pasta Rasta has the hex code #EEC474. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 76.9% green and 45.5% blue (238, 196, 116).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 78% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 51% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

Pasta Rasta (#EEC474) color codes

HEX	`#EEC474`
RGB	`rgb(238, 196, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 76.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 78%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 51%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 51%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.25, 5.3, 45.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.25, 45.79, 83.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.155, 58.921, 24.829)`
Decimal	`15647860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pasta Rasta, 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 #EEC474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEC474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #EEC474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eec474; }
.text { color: #eec474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eec474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 196 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eec474, #dbee74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #EEC474 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEC474?: #EEC474 is a light, moderate orange known as Pasta Rasta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pasta Rasta?: The RGB value is 238, 196, 116: 238 red, 196 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pasta Rasta?: The complementary color is #749EEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEC474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.