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#EEBDAC — Light Orange

#EEBDAC 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 #EEBDAC 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.

#EEBDAC 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.

#EEBDAC · RGB 238, 189, 172

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Color values

HEX#EEBDAC
RGB238, 189, 172
HSL15°, 66%, 80%
HSV15°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 28%, 7%
XYZ60.90, 57.55, 46.93
Yxy57.55, 0.3683, 0.3480
CIE-Lab80.49, 15.16, 15.29
Hunter Lab75.86, 14.83, 12.77

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

CSS code for #EEBDAC

.text { color: #EEBDAC; }
.background { background-color: #EEBDAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBDAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 189, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBDAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 189, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBDAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 189, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBDAC

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

Tints of #EEBDAC

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

Tones of #EEBDAC

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADDEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBDAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBDAC

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 #EEBDAC: ·

How #EEBDAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8B0Deuteranopia · #DCDFB1Tritanopia · #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 #EEBDAC rather than the exact color:

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#F3C4AA#EFC6B0#F0B4A8#EEC7AB#EBC3B4#ECB4A7#E6B9A6#EEB3B0#EBB7A3#F9C0AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBDAB  ·  #EEBDAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBDAC?

#EEBDAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 189, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBDAC?

#EEBDAC is RGB 238, 189, 172 — HSL 15°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBDAC?

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

Can I use #EEBDAC for text?

Black text on #EEBDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.