What color is #EEB39E?

#EEB39E is a light, moderate orange known as Wax Flower. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wax Flower?

The RGB value is 238, 179, 158: 238 red, 179 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wax Flower?

The complementary color is #9ED9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEB39E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wax Flower color: hex code #EEB39E

#EEB39E rgb(238, 179, 158)

Shades of orange

Wax Flower has the hex code #EEB39E. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 70.2% green and 62% blue (238, 179, 158).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 70% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 34% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

Wax Flower (#EEB39E) color codes

HEX	`#EEB39E`
RGB	`rgb(238, 179, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 70.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 70%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 34%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 34%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.81, 18.65, 19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.81, 26.68, 45.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.553, 52.889, 39.518)`
Decimal	`15643550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wax Flower, 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 #EEB39E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEB39E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #EEB39E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeb39e; }
.text { color: #eeb39e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeb39e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 179 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeb39e, #eedb9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EEB39E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEB39E?: #EEB39E is a light, moderate orange known as Wax Flower. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wax Flower?: The RGB value is 238, 179, 158: 238 red, 179 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wax Flower?: The complementary color is #9ED9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEB39E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.