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#EEBFA5 — Light Orange

#EEBFA5 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 #EEBFA5 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.

#EEBFA5 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 #A5D4EE; it also sits naturally between #EEA5B0 and #EEE3A5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBFA5 · RGB 238, 191, 165

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Color values

HEX#EEBFA5
RGB238, 191, 165
HSL21°, 68%, 79%
HSV21°, 31%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 31%, 7%
XYZ60.68, 58.16, 43.62
Yxy58.16, 0.3735, 0.3580
CIE-Lab80.83, 13.19, 19.50
Hunter Lab76.26, 12.86, 15.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 31% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEBFA5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBFA5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBFA5

.text { color: #EEBFA5; }
.background { background-color: #EEBFA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBFA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 68%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBFA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBFA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBFA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBFA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBFA5

#E8A987#E29065#DC7B47#D26328#B45522#92451C#743716#512710#33180A#110803

Tints of #EEBFA5

#EFC5AE#F0C8B2#F2CEBA#F4D4C3#F5DACC#F6DDD0#F8E3D8#F9EAE1#FAEDE5#FCF3EE

Tones of #EEBFA5

#E9C0AA#E4C2AF#DEC3B5#D9C5BA#D4C6BF#CFC8C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5D4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBFA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBFA5

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 #EEBFA5: ·

How #EEBFA5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD9ABDeuteranopia · #DCE0ADTritanopia · #ECB0B1

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEBFA5 rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf3e0
#FAF3E0 · #EABF9F · #B68973 · #1E212D
Hidden Drift
#BA130E · #E02206 · #F16344 · #E9C1A0
Palette B0c5a4
#B0C5A4 · #D37676 · #EBC49F · #F1EF99
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3
Wild Solace
#0C648C · #398BEE · #EE733B · #F0C09C

Similar colors

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

#EABF9F#E9C1A0#EBC49F#F3C4AA#EBB7A3#F0C09C#E6BAA3#EEC3AE#EAC8A6#F5C6A5#E5C3A6#EEC7AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBFA4  ·  #EEBFA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBFA5?

#EEBFA5 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 191, 165). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBFA5?

#EEBFA5 is RGB 238, 191, 165 — HSL 21°, 68%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 31%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBFA5?

Its complement is #A5D4EE; analogous partners are #EEA5B0 and #EEE3A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBFA5 for text?

Black text on #EEBFA5 has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.