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#EEBCAB — Light Orange

#EEBCAB 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 #EEBCAB 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.

#EEBCAB 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 #AADDEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAABB and #EEDDAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBCAB · RGB 238, 188, 171

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Color values

HEX#EEBCAB
RGB238, 188, 171
HSL15°, 66%, 80%
HSV15°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 28%, 7%
XYZ60.59, 57.08, 46.35
Yxy57.08, 0.3694, 0.3480
CIE-Lab80.23, 15.56, 15.45
Hunter Lab75.55, 15.21, 12.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEBCAB

.text { color: #EEBCAB; }
.background { background-color: #EEBCAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBCAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 188, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBCAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 188, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBCAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 188, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBCAB

#E7A088#E1886B#DA6D49#D4552B#B24824#903A1D#722E17#502010#33150A#110703

Tints of #EEBCAB

#EFC2B3#F0C5B7#F2CCC0#F3D0C4#F5D6CC#F6DDD5#F7E0D9#F9E7E1#FAEBE6#FCF1EE

Tones of #EEBCAB

#E9BDAF#E4C0B4#DFC2B9#DAC5BE#D6C7C2#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADDEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBCAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBCAB

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 #EEBCAB: ·

How #EEBCAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D8AFDeuteranopia · #DBDFB0Tritanopia · #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 #EEBCAB 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
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#F0B4A8#ECB4A7#F3C4AA#EBB7A3#E6B9A6#EEB3B0#E9B5A5#EEC7AB#EFB1A9#EFC6B0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBCAA  ·  #EEBCAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBCAB?

#EEBCAB is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 188, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBCAB?

#EEBCAB is RGB 238, 188, 171 — HSL 15°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBCAB?

Its complement is #AADDEE; analogous partners are #EEAABB and #EEDDAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBCAB for text?

Black text on #EEBCAB has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.