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#EEBE92 — Light Orange

#EEBE92 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EEBE92 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.

#EEBE92 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #91C1EE; it also sits naturally between #EE9192 and #EEEC91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBE92 · RGB 238, 190, 146

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Color values

HEX#EEBE92
RGB238, 190, 146
HSL29°, 73%, 75%
HSV29°, 39%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 39%, 7%
XYZ58.86, 57.08, 35.11
Yxy57.08, 0.3897, 0.3779
CIE-Lab80.22, 11.43, 28.76
Hunter Lab75.55, 11.06, 22.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 39% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBE92 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBE92 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBE92

.text { color: #EEBE92; }
.background { background-color: #EEBE92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBE92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 190, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBE92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 190, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBE92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 190, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBE92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBE92">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBE92

#E9AB72#E49953#DF8734#CF7520#B0641C#8D5016#6E3E11#4F2D0C#311B08#120A03

Tints of #EEBE92

#EFC39A#F1C8A2#F2CDAB#F3D3B4#F5DAC1#F7E0CA#F8E5D3#F9EADC#FBEFE5#FCF5ED

Tones of #EEBE92

#E7BE97#E0BE9E#DABEA4#D3BFAB#CDBFB2#C6BFB9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91C1EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #EEBE92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBE92

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 #EEBE92: ·

How #EEBE92 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D99DDeuteranopia · #DCE09FTritanopia · #ECA5A7

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEBE92 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192
Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994
Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D
Palette Fcf5ed
#FCF5ED · #F4BF96 · #CE5A67 · #1F1717
Palette Efbc9b
#EFBC9B · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA

Similar colors

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

#EAC192#EEC391#ECB994#F2C18D#F4BF96#EFBC9B#E6BA95#EAC696#F0C09C#E9C790#EFB495#E9C891

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBE91  ·  #EEBE93 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBE92?

#EEBE92 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 190, 146). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBE92?

#EEBE92 is RGB 238, 190, 146 — HSL 29°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 39%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBE92?

Its complement is #91C1EE; analogous partners are #EE9192 and #EEEC91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBE92 for text?

Black text on #EEBE92 has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.