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#EEBC90 — Light Orange

#EEBC90 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 #EEBC90 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.

#EEBC90 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 #91C2EE; it also sits naturally between #EE9194 and #EEEB91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBC90 · RGB 238, 188, 144

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Color values

HEX#EEBC90
RGB238, 188, 144
HSL28°, 73%, 75%
HSV28°, 39%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 39%, 7%
XYZ58.28, 56.16, 34.15
Yxy56.16, 0.3922, 0.3779
CIE-Lab79.70, 12.26, 29.12
Hunter Lab74.94, 11.86, 22.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 39% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBC90 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBC90 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBC90

.text { color: #EEBC90; }
.background { background-color: #EEBC90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBC90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 188, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBC90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 188, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBC90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 188, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBC90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBC90">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBC90

#E9A972#E49753#DF8434#CF7220#B0611C#8D4E16#6E3D11#4F2C0C#311B08#120A03

Tints of #EEBC90

#EFC19A#F1C7A2#F2CCAB#F3D2B4#F5DAC1#F7DFCA#F8E4D3#F9EADC#FBEFE5#FCF4ED

Tones of #EEBC90

#E7BD97#E0BD9E#DABDA4#D3BEAB#CDBEB2#C6BFB9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91C2EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBC90: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBC90

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 #EEBC90: ·

How #EEBC90 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D89BDeuteranopia · #DBDF9DTritanopia · #ECA3A5

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEBC90 rather than the exact color:

Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994
Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192
Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D
Palette Fcf5ed
#FCF5ED · #F4BF96 · #CE5A67 · #1F1717
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #D4E2D4 · #ECB390 · #DF7861

Similar colors

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

#ECB994#EAC192#EEC391#F2C18D#F4BF96#ECB390#EFB495#E6BA95#EFBC9B#F2B28C#E9C790#EAC696

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBC8F  ·  #EEBC91 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBC90?

#EEBC90 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 188, 144). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBC90?

#EEBC90 is RGB 238, 188, 144 — HSL 28°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 39%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBC90?

Its complement is #91C2EE; analogous partners are #EE9194 and #EEEB91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBC90 for text?

Black text on #EEBC90 has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.