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#eeca82 color: Bad Hair Day

#eeca82 is rgb(238, 202, 130) in RGB and oklch(85.42% 0.09917 83.879) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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40°
100%

85.4%
0.099
84°
  • Amber
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Peach
  • orange-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.57:1Hard to read
Lc -29
Black text
13.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 78

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About #eeca82

#eeca82 is a pastel very light amber color. In OKLCH it has 85.4% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 84°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.57:1 contrast and black text 13.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bad Hair Day (#f1c983). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More amber colors

Lighter: #eeca82 mixed with white

  1. eeca82
  2. f0cf8f
  3. f2d59c
  4. f3daa9
  5. f5e0b6
  6. f7e5c2
  7. f8eace
  8. faefdb
  9. fcf5e7
  10. fdfaf3

Darker: #eeca82 mixed with black

  1. eeca82
  2. cfaf70
  3. b1955f
  4. 937c4e
  5. 77643e
  6. 5c4d2f
  7. 423720
  8. 2a2212
  9. 140f06
  10. 030201

Calmer: #eeca82 with less saturation

  1. eeca82
  2. ebcb8b
  3. e8cb93
  4. e5cc9b
  5. e2cda3
  6. dfcdab
  7. dcceb2
  8. d8ceba
  9. d5cec1
  10. d2cfc8

Questions about #eeca82

What color is #eeca82?

#eeca82 is pastel very light amber. The closest named color is Bad Hair Day. In RGB it is rgb(238, 202, 130), in HSL hsl(40, 76.06%, 72.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(85.42% 0.09917 83.879).

What colors go well with #eeca82?

The complementary color of #eeca82 is #b0cfff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffbe91 and #ced78a. The triadic partners are #78e2ed and #f0b9f4.

Is white or black text more readable on #eeca82?

Black text reads better on #eeca82: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and black gives 13.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #eeca82 a warm or cool color?

#eeca82 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 84 degrees, its lightness 85.4% and its chroma 0.099.