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#EEBDAB — Light Orange

#EEBDAB 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 #EEBDAB 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.

#EEBDAB 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.

#EEBDAB · RGB 238, 189, 171

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Color values

HEX#EEBDAB
RGB238, 189, 171
HSL16°, 66%, 80%
HSV16°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 28%, 7%
XYZ60.81, 57.51, 46.42
Yxy57.51, 0.3691, 0.3491
CIE-Lab80.47, 15.03, 15.79
Hunter Lab75.84, 14.69, 13.15

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

CSS code for #EEBDAB

.text { color: #EEBDAB; }
.background { background-color: #EEBDAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBDAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 189, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBDAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 189, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBDAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 189, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBDAB

#E7A288#E18A6B#DA7049#D4582B#B24A24#903C1D#723017#502210#33150A#110703

Tints of #EEBDAB

#EFC3B3#F0C6B7#F2CDC0#F3D0C4#F5D7CC#F6DED5#F7E1D9#F9E8E1#FAEBE6#FCF2EE

Tones of #EEBDAB

#E9BEAF#E4C1B4#DFC3B9#DAC5BE#D6C7C2#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADCEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBDAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBDAB

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 #EEBDAB: ·

How #EEBDAB 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 · #ECB3B4

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 #EEBDAB 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 Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#F3C4AA#F0B4A8#EEC7AB#ECB4A7#E6B9A6#EFC6B0#EBB7A3#E9B5A5#EEB3B0#EBC3B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBDAA  ·  #EEBDAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBDAB?

#EEBDAB is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 189, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBDAB?

#EEBDAB is RGB 238, 189, 171 — HSL 16°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBDAB?

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

Can I use #EEBDAB for text?

Black text on #EEBDAB has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.