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#EE9C8A closest to Parma Ham

#EE9C8A is a light, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Parma Ham. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(238, 156, 138)). Its HSL value is 11° hue, 75% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 42% yellow and 7% black. #EE9C8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.76:1.

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Variations of #EE9C8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EE9C8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EE9C8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EE9C8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C2B789
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFA788
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3A688
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2B789
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0AE89
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9097
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F59790
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2ACA8

#EE9C8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.15:1 Very poor#EE9C8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.76:1 Very good#EE9C8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EE9C8A in CSS

/* Parma Ham */
.color { color: #EE9C8A; }
.background { background-color: #EE9C8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EE9C8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 156 138);
color: hsl(11 75% 74%);
color: oklch(0.770 0.102 33.0);

#EE9C8A FAQ

What color is #EE9C8A?

#EE9C8A is a light, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Parma Ham. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EE9C8A?

#EE9C8A is rgb(238, 156, 138) in RGB, hsl(11, 75%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 34%, 42%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EE9C8A?

The complementary color of #EE9C8A is #8ADCEE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EE9C8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #EE9C8A: 9.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EE9C8A a warm or cool color?

#EE9C8A is a warm color.