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#EEBCB0 — Light Orange

#EEBCB0 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 #EEBCB0 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.

#EEBCB0 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 #AFE1EE; it also sits naturally between #EEAFC2 and #EEDBAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBCB0 · RGB 238, 188, 176

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Color values

HEX#EEBCB0
RGB238, 188, 176
HSL12°, 65%, 81%
HSV12°, 26%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 26%, 7%
XYZ61.08, 57.28, 48.91
Yxy57.28, 0.3652, 0.3424
CIE-Lab80.34, 16.23, 12.92
Hunter Lab75.68, 15.91, 10.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBCB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBCB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBCB0

.text { color: #EEBCB0; }
.background { background-color: #EEBCB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBCB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 188, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBCB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 188, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBCB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 188, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBCB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBCB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBCB0

#E79F8D#E18670#DA6A4E#D24E2D#B54326#93361F#722A18#501E11#32130B#110604

Tints of #EEBCB0

#F0C3B7#F1C6BC#F3CDC4#F3D1C8#F5D8D1#F6DCD5#F8E3DD#F9E6E2#FBEDEA#FBF1EE

Tones of #EEBCB0

#EABEB3#E5C1B8#E0C4BD#DCC6C1#D8C9C5#D3CCCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFE1EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBCB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBCB0

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 #EEBCB0: ·

How #EEBCB0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D8B3Deuteranopia · #DBDFB4Tritanopia · #ECB5B6

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 #EEBCB0 rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Dreamy Ruby Orchard
#12BFD2 · #69C6F2 · #EB2A15 · #F4C3B4
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#EBC3B4#EEB3B0#F4C3B4#EFC6B0#E5BEB5#E8BCB9#ECC2B9#F3C4AA#EDB1AE#F0B4A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBCAF  ·  #EEBCB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBCB0?

#EEBCB0 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 188, 176). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBCB0?

#EEBCB0 is RGB 238, 188, 176 — HSL 12°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 26%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBCB0?

Its complement is #AFE1EE; analogous partners are #EEAFC2 and #EEDBAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBCB0 for text?

Black text on #EEBCB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.