Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #EEBF89

#EEBF89 — Light Orange

#EEBF89 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 #EEBF89 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.

#EEBF89 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 #8BB9EE; it also sits naturally between #EE8E8B and #EBEE8B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBF89 · RGB 238, 191, 137

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#EEBF89
RGB238, 191, 137
HSL32°, 75%, 74%
HSV32°, 42%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 42%, 7%
XYZ58.41, 57.24, 31.64
Yxy57.24, 0.3965, 0.3887
CIE-Lab80.32, 9.93, 33.60
Hunter Lab75.66, 9.58, 24.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 42% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBF89 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBF89 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBF89

.text { color: #EEBF89; }
.background { background-color: #EEBF89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBF89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 75%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBF89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBF89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBF89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBF89">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBF89

#EAAF6C#E69E4C#E18D2D#CD7B1D#AE6819#8F5614#704310#50300B#311D07#120B03

Tints of #EEBF89

#F0C594#F1CA9D#F3D1AA#F4D6B3#F5DBBC#F7E0C5#F8E4CE#FAECDB#FBF0E4#FCF5ED

Tones of #EEBF89

#E7C092#E1BF99#D9BFA0#D2BEA7#CBBEAF#C4BDB5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8BB9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBF89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBF89

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 #EEBF89: ·

How #EEBF89 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD996Deuteranopia · #DCE099Tritanopia · #ECA0A3

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 #EEBF89 rather than the exact color:

Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D
Lucky Voyage
#CF6B49 · #EAC083 · #D7CA2D · #B2D254
Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Palette Fda403
#FDA403 · #E8751A · #898121 · #E5C287
Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192
Palette A2d2df
#A2D2DF · #F6EFBD · #E4C087 · #BC7C7C

Similar colors

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

#F2C18D#EAC083#EEC391#E5C287#EAC192#E4C087#F5C181#F1CA89#E9C790#F7B787#ECB994#E9C891

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBF88  ·  #EEBF8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBF89?

#EEBF89 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 191, 137). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBF89?

#EEBF89 is RGB 238, 191, 137 — HSL 32°, 75%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 42%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBF89?

Its complement is #8BB9EE; analogous partners are #EE8E8B and #EBEE8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBF89 for text?

Black text on #EEBF89 has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.