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#EEBC92 — Light Orange

#EEBC92 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 #EEBC92 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.

#EEBC92 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 #91C4EE; it also sits naturally between #EE9195 and #EEE991. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBC92 · RGB 238, 188, 146

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Color values

HEX#EEBC92
RGB238, 188, 146
HSL27°, 73%, 75%
HSV27°, 39%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 39%, 7%
XYZ58.43, 56.22, 34.97
Yxy56.22, 0.3905, 0.3758
CIE-Lab79.74, 12.48, 28.11
Hunter Lab74.98, 12.09, 21.55

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 #EEBC92 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBC92 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBC92

.text { color: #EEBC92; }
.background { background-color: #EEBC92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBC92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 188, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBC92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 188, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBC92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 188, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBC92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBC92">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBC92

#E9A772#E49453#DF8134#CF6F20#B05F1C#8D4C16#6E3B11#4F2B0C#311A08#120903

Tints of #EEBC92

#EFC09A#F1C6A2#F2CBAB#F3D0B4#F5D9C1#F7DECA#F8E4D3#F9E9DC#FBEFE5#FCF4ED

Tones of #EEBC92

#E7BB97#E0BC9E#DABDA4#D3BDAB#CDBEB2#C6BFB9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91C4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #EEBC92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBC92

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 #EEBC92: ·

How #EEBC92 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D89CDeuteranopia · #DBDF9FTritanopia · #ECA4A6

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 #EEBC92 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 Fcf5ed
#FCF5ED · #F4BF96 · #CE5A67 · #1F1717
Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D
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#F4BF96#F2C18D#EFB495#E6BA95#EFBC9B#ECB390#F0C09C#EAC696#F5B89B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBC91  ·  #EEBC93 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBC92?

#EEBC92 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 188, 146). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBC92?

#EEBC92 is RGB 238, 188, 146 — HSL 27°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 39%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBC92?

Its complement is #91C4EE; analogous partners are #EE9195 and #EEE991. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBC92 for text?

Black text on #EEBC92 has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.