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#EEBFAE — Light Orange

#EEBFAE 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 #EEBFAE 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.

#EEBFAE 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 #AFDDEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAFBE and #EEDFAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBFAE · RGB 238, 191, 174

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Color values

HEX#EEBFAE
RGB238, 191, 174
HSL16°, 65%, 81%
HSV16°, 27%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 27%, 7%
XYZ61.53, 58.49, 48.09
Yxy58.49, 0.3660, 0.3479
CIE-Lab81.01, 14.38, 14.95
Hunter Lab76.48, 14.07, 12.56

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

CSS code for #EEBFAE

.text { color: #EEBFAE; }
.background { background-color: #EEBFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBFAE

#E7A58D#E18E70#DA734E#D2592D#B54C26#933E1F#723018#502211#32150B#110704

Tints of #EEBFAE

#F0C7B7#F1CABC#F3D0C4#F3D4C8#F5DAD1#F6DED5#F8E4DD#F9E8E2#FBEEEA#FBF2EE

Tones of #EEBFAE

#EAC2B3#E5C4B8#E0C6BD#DCC8C1#D8CAC5#D3CDCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDDEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBFAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBFAE

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 #EEBFAE: ·

How #EEBFAE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD9B2Deuteranopia · #DCE0B3Tritanopia · #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 #EEBFAE rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#EFC6B0#EBC3B4#F3C4AA#EEC7AB#F4C3B4#F2C6B4#F4C7AB#F5C6AA#F8C3AF#E5BEB5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBFAD  ·  #EEBFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBFAE?

#EEBFAE is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 191, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBFAE?

#EEBFAE is RGB 238, 191, 174 — HSL 16°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBFAE?

Its complement is #AFDDEE; analogous partners are #EEAFBE and #EEDFAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBFAE for text?

Black text on #EEBFAE has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.