What color is #EECC88?

#EECC88 is a light, moderate orange known as Spaghetti Monster. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spaghetti Monster?

The RGB value is 238, 204, 136: 238 red, 204 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spaghetti Monster?

The complementary color is #88AAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EECC88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spaghetti Monster color: hex code #EECC88

#EECC88 rgb(238, 204, 136)

Shades of orange

Spaghetti Monster has the hex code #EECC88. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 80% green and 53.3% blue (238, 204, 136).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 75% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 43% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

Spaghetti Monster (#EECC88) color codes

HEX	`#EECC88`
RGB	`rgb(238, 204, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 80%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 75%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 43%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 43%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.52, 3.03, 38.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.52, 38.39, 85.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.299, 63.143, 32.247)`
Decimal	`15649928`
Short hex	`#EC8`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spaghetti Monster, 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 #EECC88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EECC88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #EECC88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eecc88; }
.text { color: #eecc88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eecc88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 204 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eecc88, #ddee88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #EECC88 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EECC88?: #EECC88 is a light, moderate orange known as Spaghetti Monster. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spaghetti Monster?: The RGB value is 238, 204, 136: 238 red, 204 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spaghetti Monster?: The complementary color is #88AAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EECC88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.