Palettes / Colors / #EEBB81

#EEBB81 — Light Orange

#EEBB81 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 #EEBB81 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.

#EEBB81 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 #81B4EE; it also sits naturally between #EE8581 and #EAEE81. 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 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 46% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEBB81

.text { color: #EEBB81; }
.background { background-color: #EEBB81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBB81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 76%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBB81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBB81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBB81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBB81">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBB81

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #81B4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEBB81: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBB81

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 #EEBB81 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 #EEBB81 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 #EEBB81?

#EEBB81 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 187, 129). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBB81?

#EEBB81 is RGB 238, 187, 129 — HSL 32°, 76%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 46%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBB81?

Its complement is #81B4EE; analogous partners are #EE8581 and #EAEE81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBB81 for text?

Black text on #EEBB81 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.