What color is #EEA65C?

#EEA65C is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Goldfish. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEA65C?

The RGB value is 238, 166, 92: 238 red, 166 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEA65C?

The complementary color is #5CA4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEA65C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEA65C color

#EEA65C rgb(238, 166, 92)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EEA65C is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 65.1% green and 36.1% blue (238, 166, 92).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 81% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 61% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Goldfish (#F2AD62), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#EEA65C color codes

HEX	`#EEA65C`
RGB	`rgb(238, 166, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 65.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 81%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 61%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 61%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.69, 19.25, 48.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.69, 51.99, 68.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.831, 46.226, 16.369)`
Decimal	`15640156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEA65C, 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 #EEA65C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEA65C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #EEA65C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eea65c; }
.text { color: #eea65c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eea65c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 166 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eea65c, #edee5c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EEA65C?: #EEA65C is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Goldfish. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEA65C?: The RGB value is 238, 166, 92: 238 red, 166 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEA65C?: The complementary color is #5CA4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEA65C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.