Palettes / Colors / #E8BEAB

#E8BEAB — Light Orange

#E8BEAB is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

#E8BEAB is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ABD5E8; it also sits naturally between #E8ABB6 and #E8DDAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 26% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E8BEAB

.text { color: #E8BEAB; }
.background { background-color: #E8BEAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8BEAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 190, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 57%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8BEAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 190, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8BEAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 190, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8BEAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8BEAB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABD5E8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8BEAB: #000000.

How #E8BEAB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E8BEAB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E8BEAA  ·  #E8BEAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8BEAB?

#E8BEAB is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 232, 190, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8BEAB?

#E8BEAB is RGB 232, 190, 171 — HSL 19°, 57%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 26%, 9%.

What colors go with #E8BEAB?

Its complement is #ABD5E8; analogous partners are #E8ABB6 and #E8DDAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8BEAB for text?

Black text on #E8BEAB has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.