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#EABE99 — Light Orange

#EABE99 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EABE99 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EABE99 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99C6EA; it also sits naturally between #EA999D and #EAE699. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EABE99 · RGB 234, 190, 153

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Color values

HEX#EABE99
RGB234, 190, 153
HSL27°, 66%, 76%
HSV27°, 35%, 92%
CMYK0%, 19%, 35%, 8%
XYZ58.09, 56.62, 38.00
Yxy56.62, 0.3804, 0.3707
CIE-Lab79.96, 10.69, 24.64
Hunter Lab75.25, 10.31, 19.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 75% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 35% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EABE99 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EABE99 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EABE99

.text { color: #EABE99; }
.background { background-color: #EABE99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EABE99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 190, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 66%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EABE99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 190, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EABE99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 190, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EABE99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EABE99">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EABE99

#E4AB7C#DE985E#D7823C#C77029#A95F23#8C4F1D#6E3E17#4C2B10#2F1A0A#110A03

Tints of #EABE99

#ECC3A2#EEC9AA#EFCEB3#F1D4BB#F3D9C4#F5DECC#F6E4D5#F8E9DD#FAEFE6#FCF4EE

Tones of #EABE99

#E5BE9F#DFBFA5#D9BFAB#D3C0B1#CDC1B6#C7C1BC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #99C6EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #EABE99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EABE99

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EABE99: ·

How #EABE99 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D7A2Deuteranopia · #DADDA4Tritanopia · #E8A9AB

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EABE99 rather than the exact color:

Palette Efbc9b
#EFBC9B · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Palette Faf3e0
#FAF3E0 · #EABF9F · #B68973 · #1E212D
Palette E6ba95
#E6BA95 · #FAFDD6 · #E4E9BE · #A2B38B
Wild Solace
#0C648C · #398BEE · #EE733B · #F0C09C
Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994
Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192

Similar colors

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

#EFBC9B#EABF9F#E6BA95#F0C09C#ECB994#EAC192#E9C1A0#EAC696#EBC49F#EEC391#E0C097#E4C59E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EABE98  ·  #EABE9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EABE99?

#EABE99 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 234, 190, 153). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EABE99?

#EABE99 is RGB 234, 190, 153 — HSL 27°, 66%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 35%, 8%.

What colors go with #EABE99?

Its complement is #99C6EA; analogous partners are #EA999D and #EAE699. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EABE99 for text?

Black text on #EABE99 has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.