Color swatch image showing #EE400F with RGB(238,64,15) values
Color swatch image showing #EE400F with RGB(238,64,15) values

#EE400F Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #EE400F including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#EE400F Color Information

#EE400F RGB value is (238, 64, 15). The hex color red value is 238, green is 64, and blue is 15. Its HSL format shows a hue of 13°, saturation of 88 percent, and lightness of 50 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 73 percent, 94 percent, 7 percent.

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#EE400F Color Meaning

Color #EE400F signifies unadulterated energy, raw creativity, and absolute attention. #EE400F vibrant, red-leaning orange is intense and undiluted, evoking industrial safety cones, blazing embers, and citrus at its most potent. Psychologically, color #EE400F is highly stimulating and urgent, commanding immediate focus, promoting dynamic action, and radiating confident, uncomplicated warmth. #EE400F lacks the softness of peach or the earthiness of terracotta, presenting orange in its most fundamental, powerful form. #EE400F color is a visual exclamation point. Symbolically, color #EE400F represents unmitigated vitality, a warning that is also an invitation to engage, and creativity in its primal, generative state. #EE400F is the color of the artist's first bold stroke or the engineer's critical alert. Culturally, #EE400F is used where visibility and unambiguous signal are paramount, from construction sites to high-energy sports branding. Color #EE400F embodies the essence of the color itself: energetic, extroverted, and impossible to ignore.

Color Conversion

Convert #EE400F across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#EE400F
RGB
rgb(238, 64, 15)
HSL
hsl(13°, 88%, 50%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 73%, 94%, 7%)
HSV
hsv(13°, 94%, 93%)
XYZ
37.1795 21.8784 2.7153
Yxy
21.8784 0.6019 0.3542
Hunter Lab
46.7744 7.1251 2.9100
CIE-Lab
53.8978 64.3886 62.0815

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red238 / 255 (93%)
93%
Green64 / 255 (25%)
25%
Blue15 / 255 (6%)

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta73 / 100 (73%)
73%
Yellow94 / 100 (94%)
94%
Key (Black)7 / 100 (7%)

Color Variations

#EE400F harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#EE400F harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #EE400F for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#EE400F

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

3.91:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

3.91:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

3.91:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #EE400F appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#EE400F

protanopia

#a3a11b

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #EE400F;

Text Color

color: #EE400F;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #EE400F;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #EE400F40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #EE400F;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #EE400F 0%, #8e2609 100%);

#EE400F Color FAQs

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