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#EEBFAD — Light Orange

#EEBFAD 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 #EEBFAD 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.

#EEBFAD 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 #AFDCEF; it also sits naturally between #EFAFBC and #EFE1AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBFAD · RGB 238, 191, 173

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Color values

HEX#EEBFAD
RGB238, 191, 173
HSL17°, 66%, 81%
HSV17°, 27%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 27%, 7%
XYZ61.43, 58.46, 47.58
Yxy58.46, 0.3668, 0.3491
CIE-Lab80.99, 14.24, 15.46
Hunter Lab76.46, 13.93, 12.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEBFAD

.text { color: #EEBFAD; }
.background { background-color: #EEBFAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBFAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 66%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBFAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBFAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBFAD

#E8A68D#E2906F#DB754D#D45B2B#B64E25#94401E#723117#502310#33160A#110703

Tints of #EEBFAD

#F0C7B7#F1CBBB#F3D1C4#F4D4C8#F5DBD0#F6DED5#F8E5DD#F9E8E1#FBEFEA#FCF2EE

Tones of #EEBFAD

#EAC3B3#E5C5B8#E1C7BC#DCC9C1#D8CBC5#D3CDCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDCEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBFAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBFAD

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 #EEBFAD: ·

How #EEBFAD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD9B1Deuteranopia · #DCE0B2Tritanopia · #ECB5B6

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 #EEBFAD rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#F3C4AA#EFC6B0#EEC7AB#EBC3B4#F4C3B4#F4C7AB#F5C6AA#F2C6B4#F8C3AF#F9C0AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBFAC  ·  #EEBFAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBFAD?

#EEBFAD is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 191, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBFAD?

#EEBFAD is RGB 238, 191, 173 — HSL 17°, 66%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBFAD?

Its complement is #AFDCEF; analogous partners are #EFAFBC and #EFE1AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBFAD for text?

Black text on #EEBFAD has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.