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#EEBFAF — Light Orange

#EEBFAF 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 #EEBFAF 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.

#EEBFAF 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 #AFDEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAFBF and #EEDEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBFAF · RGB 238, 191, 175

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Color values

HEX#EEBFAF
RGB238, 191, 175
HSL15°, 65%, 81%
HSV15°, 26%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 26%, 7%
XYZ61.63, 58.53, 48.61
Yxy58.53, 0.3652, 0.3468
CIE-Lab81.03, 14.51, 14.45
Hunter Lab76.51, 14.21, 12.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEBFAF

.text { color: #EEBFAF; }
.background { background-color: #EEBFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 191, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 191, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 191, 175, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBFAF

#E7A48D#E18C70#DA714E#D2562D#B54A26#933C1F#722E18#502111#32150B#110704

Tints of #EEBFAF

#F0C6B7#F1C9BC#F3D0C4#F3D3C8#F5DAD1#F6DDD5#F8E4DD#F9E7E2#FBEEEA#FBF1EE

Tones of #EEBFAF

#EAC1B3#E5C3B8#E0C6BD#DCC8C1#D8CAC5#D3CCCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.71:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBFAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBFAF

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 #EEBFAF: ·

How #EEBFAF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD9B3Deuteranopia · #DCE0B4Tritanopia · #ECB6B7

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 #EEBFAF rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Dreamy Ruby Orchard
#12BFD2 · #69C6F2 · #EB2A15 · #F4C3B4

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#EBC3B4#EFC6B0#F3C4AA#F4C3B4#EEC7AB#F2C6B4#ECC2B9#F4C7AB#F8C3AF#E5BEB5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBFAE  ·  #EEBFB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBFAF?

#EEBFAF is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 191, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBFAF?

#EEBFAF is RGB 238, 191, 175 — HSL 15°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 26%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBFAF?

Its complement is #AFDEEE; analogous partners are #EEAFBF and #EEDEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBFAF for text?

Black text on #EEBFAF has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.