Palettes / Colors / #EEA67B

#EEA67B — Light Orange

#EEA67B is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #EEA67B 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.

#EEA67B 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 #7CC4EE; it also sits naturally between #EE7C8B and #EEDF7C. 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 93% · Green 65% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 48% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEA67B

.text { color: #EEA67B; }
.background { background-color: #EEA67B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEA67B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 166, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 77%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEA67B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 166, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEA67B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 166, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEA67B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEA67B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CC4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEA67B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEA67B

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:

How #EEA67B 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 #EEA67B 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

← #EEA67A  ·  #EEA67C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEA67B?

#EEA67B is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 166, 123). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEA67B?

#EEA67B is RGB 238, 166, 123 — HSL 22°, 77%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 48%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEA67B?

Its complement is #7CC4EE; analogous partners are #EE7C8B and #EEDF7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEA67B for text?

Black text on #EEA67B has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.