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#ee8d60 color: Heat of Summer

#ee8d60 is rgb(238, 141, 96) in RGB and oklch(73.703% 0.13256 45.036) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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19°
100%

73.7%
0.133
45°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #ee8d60

#ee8d60 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.7% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 45°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.44:1 contrast and black text 8.61:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Heat of Summer (#e98d5b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #ee8d60 mixed with white

  1. ee8d60
  2. f19971
  3. f4a581
  4. f6b091
  5. f8bba1
  6. fac7b0
  7. fcd2c0
  8. fdddd0
  9. fee9df
  10. fff4ef

Darker: #ee8d60 mixed with black

  1. ee8d60
  2. cf7a52
  3. b16745
  4. 935538
  5. 77442c
  6. 5c3320
  7. 422315
  8. 2a140a
  9. 140703
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ee8d60 with less saturation

  1. ee8d60
  2. e89169
  3. e29471
  4. db9779
  5. d59a80
  6. ce9d88
  7. c7a08f
  8. c0a396
  9. b9a59c
  10. b2a7a3

Questions about #ee8d60

What color is #ee8d60?

#ee8d60 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Heat of Summer. In RGB it is rgb(238, 141, 96), in HSL hsl(19.01, 80.68%, 65.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.703% 0.13256 45.036).

What colors go well with #ee8d60?

The complementary color of #ee8d60 is #25bae8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f1858f and #da9d3b. The triadic partners are #42c495 and #a29dfa.

Is white or black text more readable on #ee8d60?

Black text reads better on #ee8d60: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and black gives 8.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ee8d60 a warm or cool color?

#ee8d60 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 45 degrees, its lightness 73.7% and its chroma 0.133.