What color is #EEC1AB?

#EEC1AB is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Taco. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEC1AB?

The RGB value is 238, 193, 171: 238 red, 193 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEC1AB?

The complementary color is #ABD8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEC1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEC1AB color

#EEC1AB rgb(238, 193, 171)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EEC1AB is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 75.7% green and 67.1% blue (238, 193, 171).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 66% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Taco (#F3C7B3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#EEC1AB color codes

HEX	`#EEC1AB`
RGB	`rgb(238, 193, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 75.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 66%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.43, 12.91, 17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.43, 21.47, 53.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.682, 59.26, 46.709)`
Decimal	`15647147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEC1AB, 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 #EEC1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEC1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #EEC1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eec1ab; }
.text { color: #eec1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eec1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 193 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eec1ab, #eee3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #EEC1AB?: #EEC1AB is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Taco. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEC1AB?: The RGB value is 238, 193, 171: 238 red, 193 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEC1AB?: The complementary color is #ABD8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEC1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.