Palettes / Colors / #EEB481

#EEB481 — Light Orange

#EEB481 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 #EEB481 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.

#EEB481 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 #81BBEE; it also sits naturally between #EE8185 and #EEEA81. 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 71% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 46% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEB481

.text { color: #EEB481; }
.background { background-color: #EEB481; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEB481; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 180, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 76%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEB481; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 180, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEB481; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 180, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEB481">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEB481">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEB481

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Tones of #EEB481

Color harmonies

Complementary — #81BBEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEB481: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEB481

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 #EEB481 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 #EEB481 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEB481?

#EEB481 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 180, 129). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEB481?

#EEB481 is RGB 238, 180, 129 — HSL 28°, 76%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 46%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEB481?

Its complement is #81BBEE; analogous partners are #EE8185 and #EEEA81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEB481 for text?

Black text on #EEB481 has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.