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#EECBB6 — Pale Orange

#EECBB6 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 #EECBB6 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.

#EECBB6 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 #B5D9EE; it also sits naturally between #EEB5BC and #EEE6B5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECBB6 · RGB 238, 203, 182

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Color values

HEX#EECBB6
RGB238, 203, 182
HSL22°, 62%, 82%
HSV22°, 24%, 93%
CMYK0%, 15%, 24%, 7%
XYZ65.06, 64.27, 53.23
Yxy64.27, 0.3564, 0.3520
CIE-Lab84.10, 9.17, 15.04
Hunter Lab80.17, 8.99, 12.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EECBB6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EECBB6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EECBB6

.text { color: #EECBB6; }
.background { background-color: #EECBB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECBB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 203, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 62%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECBB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 203, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECBB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 203, 182, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECBB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECBB6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EECBB6

#E6B294#DE9A73#D78556#D06D35#B25C2A#914A22#70391A#532B13#321A0C#110904

Tints of #EECBB6

#EFCCB9#F0D2C1#F1D5C5#F3DBCD#F4DED2#F5E1D6#F7E7DE#F8EAE2#FAF0EA#FBF3EE

Tones of #EECBB6

#E9CBB9#E5CCBD#E1CDC1#DDCEC5#D9CFC9#D5D0CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5D9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECBB6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECBB6

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 #EECBB6: ·

How #EECBB6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFBBDeuteranopia · #E1E4BCTritanopia · #ECBFC0

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 #EECBB6 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9fbe7
#F9FBE7 · #F0EDD4 · #ECCDB4 · #FEA1A1
Wild Marble
#2266B7 · #5280DF · #DA913A · #EBCBB4
Palette 987d9a
#987D9A · #BB9AB1 · #EECEB9 · #FEFBD8
Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #ECCCB2 · #DEB6AB · #AC7088
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A
Palette Ffeddb
#FFEDDB · #EDCDBB · #E3B7A0 · #BF9270

Similar colors

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

#ECCDB4#EBCBB4#EECEB9#ECCCB2#EACEB4#EDCDBB#F2C6B4#E7CBB9#EAC8BC#EFC6B0#E8D0B3#EECEBE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECBB5  ·  #EECBB7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECBB6?

#EECBB6 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 203, 182). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECBB6?

#EECBB6 is RGB 238, 203, 182 — HSL 22°, 62%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 24%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECBB6?

Its complement is #B5D9EE; analogous partners are #EEB5BC and #EEE6B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECBB6 for text?

Black text on #EECBB6 has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.