Palettes / Colors / #EECBB0

#EECBB0 — Light Orange

#EECBB0 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#EECBB0 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EECBB0

.text { color: #EECBB0; }
.background { background-color: #EECBB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECBB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 203, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECBB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 203, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECBB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 203, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECBB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECBB0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFD3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECBB0: #000000.

How #EECBB0 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 #EECBB0 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

← #EECBAF  ·  #EECBB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECBB0?

#EECBB0 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 203, 176). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECBB0?

#EECBB0 is RGB 238, 203, 176 — HSL 26°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 26%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECBB0?

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

Can I use #EECBB0 for text?

Black text on #EECBB0 has a contrast ratio of 13.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.