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#EEB68C — Light Orange

#EEB68C 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 #EEB68C 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.

#EEB68C 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 #8CC3EE; it also sits naturally between #EE8C92 and #EEE78C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEB68C · RGB 238, 182, 140

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Color values

HEX#EEB68C
RGB238, 182, 140
HSL26°, 74%, 74%
HSV26°, 41%, 93%
CMYK0%, 24%, 41%, 7%
XYZ56.72, 53.53, 32.15
Yxy53.53, 0.3983, 0.3759
CIE-Lab78.18, 14.99, 29.20
Hunter Lab73.16, 14.49, 21.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 71% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 41% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEB68C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEB68C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEB68C

.text { color: #EEB68C; }
.background { background-color: #EEB68C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEB68C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 182, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 74%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEB68C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 182, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEB68C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 182, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEB68C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEB68C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEB68C

#E9A36D#E48F4E#E07B2E#CC6A1E#AD5A1A#8E4A15#6F3911#50290C#311907#120903

Tints of #EEB68C

#EFBC95#F0C19D#F2CAAB#F4CFB4#F5D5BC#F6DBC5#F8E0CE#FAE9DC#FBEEE4#FCF4ED

Tones of #EEB68C

#E6B793#E0B89A#D9B9A1#D2BAA7#CBBBAF#C4BCB5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CC3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.79:1 Fails
Against black text11.71:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEB68C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEB68C

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 #EEB68C: ·

How #EEB68C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D596Deuteranopia · #D9DD99Tritanopia · #EB9EA0

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 #EEB68C rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #D4E2D4 · #ECB390 · #DF7861
Palette 94b49f
#94B49F · #CEE5D0 · #FCF8E8 · #ECB390
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #94B49F · #ECB390 · #DF7861
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #ECDFC8 · #ECB390 · #DF7861
Palette B82132
#B82132 · #D2665A · #F2B28C · #F6DED8
Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994

Similar colors

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

#ECB390#F2B28C#ECB994#E7B18A#EFB495#E9B384#F7B787#EAAC8B#F2C18D#F4B183#F9B487#E6BA95

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEB68B  ·  #EEB68D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEB68C?

#EEB68C is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 182, 140). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEB68C?

#EEB68C is RGB 238, 182, 140 — HSL 26°, 74%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 41%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEB68C?

Its complement is #8CC3EE; analogous partners are #EE8C92 and #EEE78C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEB68C for text?

Black text on #EEB68C has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.