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#EEBCAA — Light Orange

#EEBCAA is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EEBCAA 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.

#EEBCAA is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AADCEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAABA and #EEDEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBCAA · RGB 238, 188, 170

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Color values

HEX#EEBCAA
RGB238, 188, 170
HSL16°, 67%, 80%
HSV16°, 29%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 29%, 7%
XYZ60.50, 57.05, 45.85
Yxy57.05, 0.3703, 0.3491
CIE-Lab80.21, 15.42, 15.96
Hunter Lab75.53, 15.07, 13.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEBCAA

.text { color: #EEBCAA; }
.background { background-color: #EEBCAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBCAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 188, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBCAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 188, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBCAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 188, 170, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBCAA

#E7A188#E28A6A#DB6F48#D5582A#B34A23#913C1D#732F17#512110#33150A#110703

Tints of #EEBCAA

#F0C3B2#F1C6B7#F2CDBF#F3D0C3#F5D7CC#F7DED4#F7E1D9#F9E8E1#FAEBE5#FCF2EE

Tones of #EEBCAA

#E9BEAF#E4C1B4#DFC3B9#DBC5BD#D6C7C2#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADCEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBCAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBCAA

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 #EEBCAA: ·

How #EEBCAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D8AEDeuteranopia · #DBDFAFTritanopia · #ECB2B3

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#F0B4A8#ECB4A7#EBB7A3#F3C4AA#E6B9A6#E9B5A5#EEB3B0#E6BAA3#EEC7AB#EFB1A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBCA9  ·  #EEBCAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBCAA?

#EEBCAA is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 188, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBCAA?

#EEBCAA is RGB 238, 188, 170 — HSL 16°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBCAA?

Its complement is #AADCEE; analogous partners are #EEAABA and #EEDEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBCAA for text?

Black text on #EEBCAA has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.