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#EEBC76 — Light Vivid Orange

#EEBC76 is a orange color we call Light Vivid 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 #EEBC76 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.

#EEBC76 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 #77A9EE; it also sits naturally between #EE8177 and #E4EE77. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBC76 · RGB 238, 188, 118

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Color values

HEX#EEBC76
RGB238, 188, 118
HSL35°, 78%, 70%
HSV35°, 50%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 50%, 7%
XYZ56.51, 55.45, 24.86
Yxy55.45, 0.4130, 0.4053
CIE-Lab79.30, 9.66, 42.07
Hunter Lab74.47, 9.27, 29.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 50% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBC76 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBC76 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBC76

.text { color: #EEBC76; }
.background { background-color: #EEBC76; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBC76; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 188, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 78%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBC76; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 188, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBC76; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 188, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBC76">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBC76">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBC76

#EAAD57#E7A03C#E3901C#C87F19#A86B15#885611#6D450D#4D310A#322006#120C02

Tints of #EEBC76

#F0C384#F1C88E#F3CE9B#F4D3A4#F5D9B2#F7E0BF#F8E4C9#FAEBD6#FBEFDF#FDF6ED

Tones of #EEBC76

#E6BB7F#DDBA88#D5B890#CCB799#C3B5A2#BBB4AA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #77A9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.74:1 Fails
Against black text12.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBC76: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBC76

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 #EEBC76: ·

How #EEBC76 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D887Deuteranopia · #DBDF8BTritanopia · #EC9497

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 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEBC76 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff0dc
#FFF0DC · #F0BB78 · #543A14 · #131010
Gentle Ruby Voyage
#A45A15 · #EDBC72 · #2487E3 · #C7E0F4
Scarlet Ruby Mirage
#86430F · #EFB773 · #1882D5 · #9DBEEE
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B
Palette 3852b4
#3852B4 · #5E7AC4 · #F3BE7A · #F08D39
Maroon Blossom
#6D071A · #A63D40 · #E9B872 · #F6E7D8

Similar colors

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

#F0BB78#EDBC72#EFB773#F2BB7B#F3BE7A#E9B872#EEC373#E9BB7D#E5BA73#E5B876#E4BB79#ECC673

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBC75  ·  #EEBC77 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBC76?

#EEBC76 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 188, 118). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBC76?

#EEBC76 is RGB 238, 188, 118 — HSL 35°, 78%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 50%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBC76?

Its complement is #77A9EE; analogous partners are #EE8177 and #E4EE77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBC76 for text?

Black text on #EEBC76 has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.