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#EEBC91 — Light Orange

#EEBC91 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 #EEBC91 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.

#EEBC91 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.

#EEBC91 · RGB 238, 188, 145

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Color values

HEX#EEBC91
RGB238, 188, 145
HSL28°, 73%, 75%
HSV28°, 39%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 39%, 7%
XYZ58.35, 56.19, 34.56
Yxy56.19, 0.3914, 0.3768
CIE-Lab79.72, 12.37, 28.61
Hunter Lab74.96, 11.97, 21.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 57%

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 #EEBC91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBC91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBC91

.text { color: #EEBC91; }
.background { background-color: #EEBC91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBC91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 188, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBC91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 188, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBC91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 188, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBC91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBC91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBC91

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

Tints of #EEBC91

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

Tones of #EEBC91

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91C2EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBC91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBC91

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 #EEBC91: ·

How #EEBC91 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 · #DBDF9ETritanopia · #ECA4A5

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 #EEBC91 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 Ef9595
#EF9595 · #EFB495 · #EFD595 · #EBEF95

Similar colors

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

#ECB994#EAC192#EEC391#F2C18D#F4BF96#EFB495#E6BA95#ECB390#EFBC9B#F0C09C#EAC696#F2B28C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBC90  ·  #EEBC92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBC91?

#EEBC91 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 188, 145). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBC91?

#EEBC91 is RGB 238, 188, 145 — HSL 28°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 39%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBC91?

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

Can I use #EEBC91 for text?

Black text on #EEBC91 has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.