Palettes / Colors / #EEBAAC

#EEBAAC — Light Orange

#EEBAAC 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 #EEBAAC 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.

#EEBAAC 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 #AADFEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAABD and #EEDBAA. 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 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEBAAC

.text { color: #EEBAAC; }
.background { background-color: #EEBAAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBAAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 186, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBAAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 186, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBAAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 186, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBAAC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEBAAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBAAC

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 #EEBAAC 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 #EEBAAC 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

← #EEBAAB  ·  #EEBAAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBAAC?

#EEBAAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 186, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBAAC?

#EEBAAC is RGB 238, 186, 172 — HSL 13°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBAAC?

Its complement is #AADFEE; analogous partners are #EEAABD and #EEDBAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBAAC for text?

Black text on #EEBAAC has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.