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#EECAAE — Light Orange

#EECAAE 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 #EECAAE 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.

#EECAAE 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 #AFD3EE; it also sits naturally between #EEAFB3 and #EEEAAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECAAE · RGB 238, 202, 174

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Color values

HEX#EECAAE
RGB238, 202, 174
HSL26°, 65%, 81%
HSV26°, 27%, 93%
CMYK0%, 15%, 27%, 7%
XYZ64.02, 63.47, 48.92
Yxy63.47, 0.3629, 0.3598
CIE-Lab83.69, 8.59, 18.70
Hunter Lab79.67, 8.40, 15.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 79% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECAAE

.text { color: #EECAAE; }
.background { background-color: #EECAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 202, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 202, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 202, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECAAE

#E7B48D#E1A170#DA8B4E#D2742D#B56426#93521F#723F18#502C11#321C0B#110904

Tints of #EECAAE

#F0D0B7#F1D3BC#F3D8C4#F3DBC8#F5E1D1#F6E3D5#F8E9DD#F9ECE2#FBF1EA#FBF4EE

Tones of #EECAAE

#EACBB3#E5CCB8#E0CCBD#DCCDC1#D8CDC5#D3CECA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFD3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECAAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECAAE

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 #EECAAE: ·

How #EECAAE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEB5Deuteranopia · #E1E3B6Tritanopia · #ECBABB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

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

Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette 131842
#131842 · #E68369 · #ECCEAE · #FBF6E2
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #ECCCB2 · #DEB6AB · #AC7088
Velvet Ruby Bloom
#572A92 · #CA49BB · #DA7F91 · #E8CAAE
Wild Marble
#2266B7 · #5280DF · #DA913A · #EBCBB4

Similar colors

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

#EEC7AB#ECCEAE#EFC6B0#ECCCB2#E8CAAE#EBCBB4#EEC3AE#ECCDB4#EDCFA9#F5C9B0#F4C7AB#F2C6B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECAAD  ·  #EECAAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECAAE?

#EECAAE is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 202, 174). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECAAE?

#EECAAE is RGB 238, 202, 174 — HSL 26°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECAAE?

Its complement is #AFD3EE; analogous partners are #EEAFB3 and #EEEAAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECAAE for text?

Black text on #EECAAE has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.