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#EEBDAA — Light Orange

#EEBDAA 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 #EEBDAA 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.

#EEBDAA 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 #AADBEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAAB9 and #EEDFAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBDAA · RGB 238, 189, 170

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Color values

HEX#EEBDAA
RGB238, 189, 170
HSL17°, 67%, 80%
HSV17°, 29%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 29%, 7%
XYZ60.71, 57.47, 45.92
Yxy57.47, 0.3700, 0.3502
CIE-Lab80.45, 14.90, 16.30
Hunter Lab75.81, 14.56, 13.53

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

CSS code for #EEBDAA

.text { color: #EEBDAA; }
.background { background-color: #EEBDAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBDAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 189, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBDAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 189, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBDAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 189, 170, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBDAA

#E7A388#E28C6A#DB7248#D55A2A#B34C23#913E1D#733117#512210#33160A#110703

Tints of #EEBDAA

#F0C4B2#F1C7B7#F2CEBF#F3D1C3#F5D8CC#F7DED4#F7E1D9#F9E8E1#FAEBE5#FCF2EE

Tones of #EEBDAA

#E9BFAF#E4C1B4#DFC4B9#DBC6BD#D6C8C2#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADBEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBDAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBDAA

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 #EEBDAA: ·

How #EEBDAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8AFDeuteranopia · #DCDFB0Tritanopia · #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 #EEBDAA rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
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#F3C4AA#F0B4A8#ECB4A7#EBB7A3#E6B9A6#EEC7AB#E9B5A5#EFC6B0#E6BAA3#F5C6AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBDA9  ·  #EEBDAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBDAA?

#EEBDAA is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 189, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBDAA?

#EEBDAA is RGB 238, 189, 170 — HSL 17°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBDAA?

Its complement is #AADBEE; analogous partners are #EEAAB9 and #EEDFAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBDAA for text?

Black text on #EEBDAA has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.