Palettes / Colors / #EECBB8

#EECBB8 — Pale Orange

#EECBB8 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 #EECBB8 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.

#EECBB8 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 #B9DCEE; it also sits naturally between #EEB9C1 and #EEE6B9. 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 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 23% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EECBB8

.text { color: #EECBB8; }
.background { background-color: #EECBB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECBB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 203, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 61%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECBB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 203, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECBB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 203, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECBB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECBB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9DCEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECBB8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECBB8

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 #EECBB8 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 #EECBB8 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

← #EECBB7  ·  #EECBB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECBB8?

#EECBB8 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 203, 184). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECBB8?

#EECBB8 is RGB 238, 203, 184 — HSL 21°, 61%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 23%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECBB8?

Its complement is #B9DCEE; analogous partners are #EEB9C1 and #EEE6B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECBB8 for text?

Black text on #EECBB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.