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#EEBFAB — Light Orange

#EEBFAB 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 #EEBFAB 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.

#EEBFAB 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 #AAD9EE; it also sits naturally between #EEAAB8 and #EEE0AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBFAB · RGB 238, 191, 171

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Color values

HEX#EEBFAB
RGB238, 191, 171
HSL18°, 66%, 80%
HSV18°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 28%, 7%
XYZ61.24, 58.38, 46.57
Yxy58.38, 0.3685, 0.3513
CIE-Lab80.95, 13.97, 16.47
Hunter Lab76.41, 13.66, 13.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEBFAB

.text { color: #EEBFAB; }
.background { background-color: #EEBFAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBFAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBFAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBFAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBFAB

#E7A588#E18E6B#DA7449#D45E2B#B24F24#90401D#723317#502410#33170A#110803

Tints of #EEBFAB

#EFC5B3#F0C8B7#F2CFC0#F3D2C4#F5D8CC#F6DFD5#F7E2D9#F9E8E1#FAECE6#FCF2EE

Tones of #EEBFAB

#E9C0AF#E4C2B4#DFC4B9#DAC6BE#D6C8C2#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAD9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBFAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBFAB

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 #EEBFAB: ·

How #EEBFAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD9B0Deuteranopia · #DCE0B1Tritanopia · #ECB4B5

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 #EEBFAB rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette Fcd8d4
#FCD8D4 · #FDF6F0 · #F8E2CF · #F5C6AA

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#F3C4AA#EEC7AB#EFC6B0#F5C6AA#F4C7AB#EBC3B4#EAC8A6#F9C0AB#E5C3A6#E6B9A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBFAA  ·  #EEBFAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBFAB?

#EEBFAB is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 191, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBFAB?

#EEBFAB is RGB 238, 191, 171 — HSL 18°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBFAB?

Its complement is #AAD9EE; analogous partners are #EEAAB8 and #EEE0AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBFAB for text?

Black text on #EEBFAB has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.