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#EEBF69 — Light Vivid Orange

#EEBF69 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EEBF69 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.

#EEBF69 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 #6897EE; it also sits naturally between #EE7C68 and #DAEE68. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBF69 · RGB 238, 191, 105

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Color values

HEX#EEBF69
RGB238, 191, 105
HSL39°, 80%, 67%
HSV39°, 56%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 56%, 7%
XYZ56.44, 56.46, 21.29
Yxy56.46, 0.4206, 0.4207
CIE-Lab79.87, 7.01, 49.22
Hunter Lab75.14, 6.70, 32.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 56% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBF69 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBF69 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBF69

.text { color: #EEBF69; }
.background { background-color: #EEBF69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBF69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 80%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBF69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBF69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBF69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBF69">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBF69

#EBB34C#E8A62C#DC9818#C18515#A57212#855C0F#6A490C#4E3609#2E2005#120D02

Tints of #EEBF69

#F0C575#F1CB83#F3D091#F4D69F#F6DCAC#F7E0B6#F8E6C3#FAECD1#FBF1DF#FDF7ED

Tones of #EEBF69

#E5BC71#DBB97B#D2B684#C7B38E#BEB197#B4AEA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6897EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBF69: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBF69

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 #EEBF69: ·

How #EEBF69 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD97EDeuteranopia · #DCE083Tritanopia · #EC8E92

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEBF69 rather than the exact color:

Palette 240a34
#240A34 · #891652 · #EABE6C · #FFEDD8
Burning Voyage
#B61E11 · #EB722D · #F1C36D · #F6F1A1
Electric Ruby
#FCF0DA · #AEAC78 · #F2C46A · #4C4541
Coral Reef
#264653 · #2A9D8F · #E9C46A · #E76F51
Palette 249d8f
#249D8F · #E9C46A · #E76F51 · #FDF0D5
Palette 36ba98
#36BA98 · #E9C46A · #F4A261 · #E76F51

Similar colors

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

#EABE6C#F1C36D#F2C46A#E9C46A#F5C16C#F0BB62#EDBC72#E8B86D#EEC373#F7C566#F3B664#E6C767

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBF68  ·  #EEBF6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBF69?

#EEBF69 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 191, 105). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBF69?

#EEBF69 is RGB 238, 191, 105 — HSL 39°, 80%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 56%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBF69?

Its complement is #6897EE; analogous partners are #EE7C68 and #DAEE68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBF69 for text?

Black text on #EEBF69 has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.