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#EDBCAC — Light Orange

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EDBCAC 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.

#EDBCAC 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 #ABDCED; it also sits naturally between #EDABBC and #EDDCAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDBCAC · RGB 237, 188, 172

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Color values

HEX#EDBCAC
RGB237, 188, 172
HSL15°, 64%, 80%
HSV15°, 27%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 27%, 7%
XYZ60.35, 56.95, 46.84
Yxy56.95, 0.3677, 0.3469
CIE-Lab80.15, 15.32, 14.80
Hunter Lab75.46, 14.96, 12.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDBCAC

.text { color: #EDBCAC; }
.background { background-color: #EDBCAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBCAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 188, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 64%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBCAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 188, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBCAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 188, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDBCAC

#E5A18A#DF896D#D86E4B#D1572E#B04927#8E3B1F#712F19#4F2111#32150B#110704

Tints of #EDBCAC

#EEC2B4#EFC6B8#F1CDC0#F2D0C4#F4D7CD#F6DDD5#F7E1D9#F9E7E2#F9EBE6#FBF2EE

Tones of #EDBCAC

#E8BEB0#E3C0B5#DFC3B9#DAC5BE#D5C7C3#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABDCED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDBCAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDBCAC

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 #EDBCAC: ·

How #EDBCAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D7B0Deuteranopia · #DBDEB1Tritanopia · #EBB3B4

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#F0B4A8#ECB4A7#E6B9A6#EEB3B0#F3C4AA#EBB7A3#E9B5A5#EBC3B4#EFC6B0#EEC7AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDBCAB  ·  #EDBCAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDBCAC?

#EDBCAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 188, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBCAC?

#EDBCAC is RGB 237, 188, 172 — HSL 15°, 64%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDBCAC?

Its complement is #ABDCED; analogous partners are #EDABBC and #EDDCAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDBCAC for text?

Black text on #EDBCAC has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.