Color swatch image showing #EE761B with RGB(238,118,27) values

#EE761B Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #EE761B including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#EE761B Color Information

#EE761B RGB value is (238, 118, 27). The hex color red value is 238, green is 118, and blue is 27. Its HSL format shows a hue of 26°, saturation of 86 percent, and lightness of 52 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 50 percent, 89 percent, 7 percent.

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#EE761B Color Meaning

Color #EE761B offers vibrant warmth, approachable richness, and dynamic familiarity. Color #EE761B is a slightly desaturated variant—retaining the luminosity of Chocolate1 while adding maturity. #EE761B mirrors roasted squash, spiced cider, and autumn light on stone. In consumer psychology, #EE761B hue bridges comfort and curiosity, making #EE761B ideal for food innovation, craft beverage, and lifestyle branding. #EE761B feels familiar but not tired—like a recipe remembered, then refined. In UI/UX design, color #EE761B functions as a reliable call-to-action color, especially in e-commerce and recipe platforms. #EE761B meets contrast standards against cream and deep greys, and its warmth reduces perceived transactional friction. Print consistency is high, particularly in food magazine and packaging applications. Consumer testing shows higher trust in brands using color #EE761B versus neon oranges—likely due to its organic plausibility. Culturally, color #EE761B reflects nourishment that evolves. #EE761B appears in modern interpretations of tradition—fusion cuisine, heritage grains reimagined, seasonal rituals updated. Spiritually, #EE761B aligns with the solar plexus chakra’s confident mode: self-worth expressed through sharing. Designers choose color #EE761B when they want to signal innovation with roots. Its warmth is both old and new.

Color Conversion

Convert #EE761B 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
#EE761B
RGB
rgb(238, 118, 27)
HSL
hsl(26°, 86%, 52%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 50%, 89%, 7%)
HSV
hsv(26°, 89%, 93%)
XYZ
41.9362 31.2131 4.8514
Yxy
31.2131 0.5376 0.4002
Hunter Lab
55.8687 6.3728 4.7977
CIE-Lab
62.6872 41.4762 64.7645

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red238 / 255 (93%)
93%
Green118 / 255 (46%)
46%
Blue27 / 255 (11%)
11%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta50 / 100 (50%)
50%
Yellow89 / 100 (89%)
89%
Key (Black)7 / 100 (7%)

Color Variations

#EE761B 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

#EE761B 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 #EE761B 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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#EE761B

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

2.90:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

2.90:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

2.90:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #EE761B 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

#EE761B

protanopia

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

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #EE761B;

Text Color

color: #EE761B;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #EE761B;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #EE761B40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #EE761B;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #EE761B 0%, #91450b 100%);

#EE761B Color FAQs

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