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#EEBAAA — Light Orange

#EEBAAA 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 #EEBAAA 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.

#EEBAAA 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 #AADEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAABC and #EEDCAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBAAA · RGB 238, 186, 170

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Color values

HEX#EEBAAA
RGB238, 186, 170
HSL14°, 67%, 80%
HSV14°, 29%, 93%
CMYK0%, 22%, 29%, 7%
XYZ60.07, 56.20, 45.71
Yxy56.20, 0.3709, 0.3469
CIE-Lab79.73, 16.48, 15.29
Hunter Lab74.96, 16.11, 12.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEBAAA

.text { color: #EEBAAA; }
.background { background-color: #EEBAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 186, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 186, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 186, 170, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBAAA

#E79E88#E2866A#DB6A48#D5522A#B34523#91381D#732C17#511F10#33140A#110703

Tints of #EEBAAA

#F0C1B2#F1C4B7#F2CBBF#F3CFC3#F5D5CC#F7DCD4#F7E0D9#F9E7E1#FAEAE5#FCF1EE

Tones of #EEBAAA

#E9BCAF#E4BFB4#DFC2B9#DBC4BD#D6C7C2#D1C9C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBAAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBAAA

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 #EEBAAA: ·

How #EEBAAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D7AEDeuteranopia · #DBDEAFTritanopia · #EBB1B2

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 #EEBAAA rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3
Mellow Petal
#962816 · #4AE560 · #5740E4 · #E9B5A5
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#F0B4A8#ECB4A7#EBB7A3#E9B5A5#E6B9A6#EFB1A9#EEB3B0#EEC3AE#EDB1AE#E7B3A8#E6BAA3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBAA9  ·  #EEBAAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBAAA?

#EEBAAA is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 186, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBAAA?

#EEBAAA is RGB 238, 186, 170 — HSL 14°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBAAA?

Its complement is #AADEEE; analogous partners are #EEAABC and #EEDCAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBAAA for text?

Black text on #EEBAAA has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.