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#EEBB66 — Light Vivid Orange

#EEBB66 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EEBB66 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.

#EEBB66 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 #689BEE; it also sits naturally between #EE7768 and #DEEE68. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBB66 · RGB 238, 187, 102

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Color values

HEX#EEBB66
RGB238, 187, 102
HSL37°, 80%, 67%
HSV37°, 57%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 57%, 7%
XYZ55.43, 54.68, 20.20
Yxy54.68, 0.4254, 0.4196
CIE-Lab78.85, 8.88, 49.47
Hunter Lab73.94, 8.48, 32.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 73% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 57% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBB66 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBB66 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBB66

.text { color: #EEBB66; }
.background { background-color: #EEBB66; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBB66; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 80%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBB66; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBB66; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBB66">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBB66">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBB66

#EBAE4C#E8A02C#DC9118#C17F15#A56D12#85580F#6A460C#4E3309#2E1E05#120C02

Tints of #EEBB66

#F0C175#F1C783#F3CD91#F4D39F#F6DAAC#F7DEB6#F8E4C3#FAEAD1#FBF0DF#FDF7ED

Tones of #EEBB66

#E5B871#DBB67B#D2B484#C7B28E#BEAF97#B4ADA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #689BEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.76:1 Fails
Against black text11.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBB66: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBB66

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 #EEBB66: ·

How #EEBB66 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D77BDeuteranopia · #DBDF80Tritanopia · #EB8B8E

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEBB66 rather than the exact color:

Palette 064635
#064635 · #519259 · #F0BB62 · #F4EEA9
Palette Ec8f5e
#EC8F5E · #F3B664 · #F1EB90 · #9FBB73
Palette 240a34
#240A34 · #891652 · #EABE6C · #FFEDD8
Palette 041c32
#041C32 · #04293A · #064663 · #ECB365
Palette A5cf83
#A5CF83 · #F0E76F · #ECB65F · #E89951
Palette E89951
#E89951 · #ECB65F · #F0E76F · #A5CF83

Similar colors

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

#F0BB62#F3B664#EABE6C#ECB365#ECB65F#F3B95F#E8B86D#F2C46A#F5C16C#E9C46A#F1C36D#EFB06A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBB65  ·  #EEBB67 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBB66?

#EEBB66 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 187, 102). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBB66?

#EEBB66 is RGB 238, 187, 102 — HSL 37°, 80%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 57%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBB66?

Its complement is #689BEE; analogous partners are #EE7768 and #DEEE68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBB66 for text?

Black text on #EEBB66 has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.