Palettes / Colors / #EEBC8B

#EEBC8B — Light Orange

#EEBC8B 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 #EEBC8B 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.

#EEBC8B 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 #8CBDEE; it also sits naturally between #EE8C8C and #EEEE8C. 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 74% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 42% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEBC8B

.text { color: #EEBC8B; }
.background { background-color: #EEBC8B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBC8B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 188, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 74%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBC8B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 188, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBC8B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 188, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBC8B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBC8B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CBDEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEBC8B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBC8B

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 #EEBC8B 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 #EEBC8B 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

← #EEBC8A  ·  #EEBC8C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBC8B?

#EEBC8B is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 188, 139). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBC8B?

#EEBC8B is RGB 238, 188, 139 — HSL 30°, 74%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 42%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBC8B?

Its complement is #8CBDEE; analogous partners are #EE8C8C and #EEEE8C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBC8B for text?

Black text on #EEBC8B has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.