Palettes / Colors / #EEC9BE

#EEC9BE — Pale Orange

#EEC9BE is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EEC9BE 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.

#EEC9BE 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 #BEE3EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBECB and #EEE1BE. 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 79% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEC9BE

.text { color: #EEC9BE; }
.background { background-color: #EEC9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 201, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 201, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 201, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC9BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEE3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEC9BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEC9BE

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 #EEC9BE 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 #EEC9BE 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 #EEC9BE?

#EEC9BE is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 201, 190). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC9BE?

#EEC9BE is RGB 238, 201, 190 — HSL 14°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEC9BE?

Its complement is #BEE3EE; analogous partners are #EEBECB and #EEE1BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC9BE for text?

Black text on #EEC9BE has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.