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#EECCBB — Pale Orange

#EECCBB 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 #EECCBB 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.

#EECCBB 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 #BADCEE; it also sits naturally between #EEBAC2 and #EEE5BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECCBB · RGB 238, 204, 187

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Color values

HEX#EECCBB
RGB238, 204, 187
HSL20°, 60%, 83%
HSV20°, 21%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 21%, 7%
XYZ65.82, 64.95, 56.08
Yxy64.95, 0.3523, 0.3476
CIE-Lab84.46, 9.36, 12.89
Hunter Lab80.59, 9.20, 11.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECCBB

.text { color: #EECCBB; }
.background { background-color: #EECCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 204, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 204, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 204, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECCBB

#E5B399#DD9A78#D58258#CD6937#B45A2D#934925#72391D#522914#31180C#100804

Tints of #EECCBB

#EFCEBE#F1D4C6#F2D7CA#F3DACE#F5E0D6#F6E3DA#F7E7DE#F8EAE2#FAF0EB#FBF3EF

Tones of #EECCBB

#EACCBE#E6CDC1#E2CFC5#DFD0C8#DBD1CC#D8D2D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BADCEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.50:1 Fails
Against black text13.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECCBB

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 #EECCBB: ·

How #EECCBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFBFDeuteranopia · #E1E4C0Tritanopia · #ECC2C3

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 #EECCBB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffeddb
#FFEDDB · #EDCDBB · #E3B7A0 · #BF9270
Palette 987d9a
#987D9A · #BB9AB1 · #EECEB9 · #FEFBD8
Royal Mosaic
#BF581D · #46E37F · #783BE1 · #EECEBE
Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C
Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Tender Lagoon
#BD4824 · #27CF4F · #4F27CF · #EAC8BC

Similar colors

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

#EDCDBB#EECEB9#EECEBE#EDCCBF#F2D0BC#EAC8BC#E7CBB9#ECCDB4#EBCBB4#EACEB4#EBD4BD#ECCCB2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECCBA  ·  #EECCBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECCBB?

#EECCBB is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 204, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECCBB?

#EECCBB is RGB 238, 204, 187 — HSL 20°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECCBB?

Its complement is #BADCEE; analogous partners are #EEBAC2 and #EEE5BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECCBB for text?

Black text on #EECCBB has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.