Palettes / Colors / #EEC296

#EEC296 — Light Orange

#EEC296 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#EEC296 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #96C2EE; it also sits naturally between #EE9696 and #EEEE96. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 76% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 37% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEC296

.text { color: #EEC296; }
.background { background-color: #EEC296; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC296; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 194, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC296; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 194, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC296; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 194, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC296">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC296">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96C2EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEC296: #000000.

How #EEC296 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEC296 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEC296?

#EEC296 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 194, 150). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC296?

#EEC296 is RGB 238, 194, 150 — HSL 30°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 37%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEC296?

Its complement is #96C2EE; analogous partners are #EE9696 and #EEEE96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC296 for text?

Black text on #EEC296 has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.