Palettes / Colors / #EECD91

#EECD91 — Light Orange

#EECD91 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EECD91 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.

#EECD91 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #91B1EE; it also sits naturally between #EE9F91 and #E0EE91. 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 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 39% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EECD91

.text { color: #EECD91; }
.background { background-color: #EECD91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECD91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 205, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECD91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 205, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECD91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 205, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECD91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECD91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EECD91

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91B1EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECD91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECD91

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 #EECD91 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 #EECD91 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECD91?

#EECD91 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 205, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECD91?

#EECD91 is RGB 238, 205, 145 — HSL 39°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 39%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECD91?

Its complement is #91B1EE; analogous partners are #EE9F91 and #E0EE91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECD91 for text?

Black text on #EECD91 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.