Palettes / Colors / #EEC2AA

#EEC2AA — Light Orange

#EEC2AA is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EEC2AA 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.

#EEC2AA 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 #AAD6EE; it also sits naturally between #EEAAB4 and #EEE4AA. 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 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEC2AA

.text { color: #EEC2AA; }
.background { background-color: #EEC2AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC2AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 194, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC2AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 194, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC2AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 194, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC2AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC2AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAD6EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEC2AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEC2AA

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:

How #EEC2AA 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 #EEC2AA 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

← #EEC2A9  ·  #EEC2AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEC2AA?

#EEC2AA is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 194, 170). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC2AA?

#EEC2AA is RGB 238, 194, 170 — HSL 21°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEC2AA?

Its complement is #AAD6EE; analogous partners are #EEAAB4 and #EEE4AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC2AA for text?

Black text on #EEC2AA has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.