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#EEBBAB — Light Orange

#EEBBAB 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 #EEBBAB 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.

#EEBBAB 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.

#EEBBAB · RGB 238, 187, 171

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Color values

HEX#EEBBAB
RGB238, 187, 171
HSL14°, 66%, 80%
HSV14°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 28%, 7%
XYZ60.38, 56.66, 46.28
Yxy56.66, 0.3697, 0.3469
CIE-Lab79.99, 16.09, 15.12
Hunter Lab75.27, 15.73, 12.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEBBAB

.text { color: #EEBBAB; }
.background { background-color: #EEBBAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBBAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBBAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBBAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBBAB

#E79E88#E1866B#DA6B49#D4532B#B24524#90381D#722D17#501F10#33140A#110703

Tints of #EEBBAB

#EFC1B3#F0C4B7#F2CBC0#F3CFC4#F5D6CC#F6DDD5#F7E0D9#F9E7E1#FAEAE6#FCF1EE

Tones of #EEBBAB

#E9BCAF#E4BFB4#DFC2B9#DAC4BE#D6C7C2#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBBAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBBAB

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 #EEBBAB: ·

How #EEBBAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D7AFDeuteranopia · #DBDFB0Tritanopia · #EBB2B3

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 #EEBBAB rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#F0B4A8#ECB4A7#EEC3AE#EBB7A3#EEB3B0#E6B9A6#E9B5A5#EFB1A9#F3C4AA#EDB1AE#E7B3A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBBAA  ·  #EEBBAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBBAB?

#EEBBAB is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 187, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBBAB?

#EEBBAB is RGB 238, 187, 171 — HSL 14°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBBAB?

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

Can I use #EEBBAB for text?

Black text on #EEBBAB has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.