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#EECBB3 — Pale Orange

#EECBB3 is a orange color we call Pale 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 #EECBB3 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.

#EECBB3 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 #B4D7EE; it also sits naturally between #EEB4BA and #EEE8B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECBB3 · RGB 238, 203, 179

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Color values

HEX#EECBB3
RGB238, 203, 179
HSL24°, 63%, 82%
HSV24°, 25%, 93%
CMYK0%, 15%, 25%, 7%
XYZ64.75, 64.14, 51.62
Yxy64.14, 0.3587, 0.3553
CIE-Lab84.04, 8.75, 16.54
Hunter Lab80.09, 8.57, 14.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EECBB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EECBB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EECBB3

.text { color: #EECBB3; }
.background { background-color: #EECBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 203, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 203, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 203, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EECBB3

#E6B493#DF9D72#D88955#D17233#B36029#914E21#703C19#532D13#321B0B#110904

Tints of #EECBB3

#EFCEB8#F1D4C1#F2D7C5#F4DDCD#F5DFD1#F6E2D5#F7E8DE#F8EBE2#FAF1EA#FBF4EE

Tones of #EECBB3

#EACCB8#E6CDBC#E2CEC1#DDCFC5#D9CFC9#D5D0CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4D7EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECBB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECBB3

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 #EECBB3: ·

How #EECBB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFB9Deuteranopia · #E1E4BATritanopia · #ECBDBE

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 #EECBB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #ECCCB2 · #DEB6AB · #AC7088
Palette F9fbe7
#F9FBE7 · #F0EDD4 · #ECCDB4 · #FEA1A1
Wild Marble
#2266B7 · #5280DF · #DA913A · #EBCBB4
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette 131842
#131842 · #E68369 · #ECCEAE · #FBF6E2

Similar colors

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

#ECCCB2#ECCDB4#EBCBB4#EACEB4#EFC6B0#ECCEAE#F2C6B4#EECEB9#EFD2B0#E8D0B3#E8CAAE#F5C9B0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECBB2  ·  #EECBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECBB3?

#EECBB3 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 203, 179). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECBB3?

#EECBB3 is RGB 238, 203, 179 — HSL 24°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECBB3?

Its complement is #B4D7EE; analogous partners are #EEB4BA and #EEE8B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECBB3 for text?

Black text on #EECBB3 has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.