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#EEBBAC — Light Orange

#EEBBAC 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 #EEBBAC 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.

#EEBBAC 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.

#EEBBAC · RGB 238, 187, 172

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Color values

HEX#EEBBAC
RGB238, 187, 172
HSL14°, 66%, 80%
HSV14°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 28%, 7%
XYZ60.48, 56.70, 46.79
Yxy56.70, 0.3689, 0.3458
CIE-Lab80.01, 16.22, 14.61
Hunter Lab75.30, 15.87, 12.22

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

CSS code for #EEBBAC

.text { color: #EEBBAC; }
.background { background-color: #EEBBAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBBAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBBAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBBAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBBAC

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

Tints of #EEBBAC

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

Tones of #EEBBAC

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBBAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBBAC

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 #EEBBAC: ·

How #EEBBAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D7B0Deuteranopia · #DBDFB1Tritanopia · #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 #EEBBAC rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
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#EEC3AE#F0B4A8#ECB4A7#EEB3B0#E6B9A6#EDB1AE#EBB7A3#E9B5A5#F3C4AA#EFB1A9#E7B3A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBBAB  ·  #EEBBAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBBAC?

#EEBBAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 187, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBBAC?

#EEBBAC is RGB 238, 187, 172 — HSL 14°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBBAC?

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

Can I use #EEBBAC for text?

Black text on #EEBBAC has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.