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#EEC378 Shallot Peel

#EEC378 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Shallot Peel. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 76.5% green and 47.1% blue (rgb(238, 195, 120)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 78% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 50% yellow and 7% black. #EEC378 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.71:1.

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Variations of #EEC378

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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#EEC378 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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#EEC378 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEC378 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFCE7A
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C372
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDC474
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFCE7A
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3CA79
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB6B1
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F4BE95
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3C8B9

#EEC378 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#EEC378 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.71:1 Super#EEC378 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEC378 in CSS

/* Shallot Peel */
.color { color: #EEC378; }
.background { background-color: #EEC378; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEC378; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 195 120);
color: hsl(38 78% 70%);
color: oklch(0.839 0.105 80.5);

#EEC378 FAQ

What color is #EEC378?

#EEC378 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Shallot Peel. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEC378?

#EEC378 is rgb(238, 195, 120) in RGB, hsl(38, 78%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 50%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEC378?

The complementary color of #EEC378 is #78A3EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEC378?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEC378: 12.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEC378 a warm or cool color?

#EEC378 is a warm color.