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#EECDA2 — Light Orange

#EECDA2 is a orange color we call Light 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 #EECDA2 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.

#EECDA2 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 #A0C2EE; it also sits naturally between #EEA5A0 and #E8EEA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECDA2 · RGB 238, 205, 162

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Color values

HEX#EECDA2
RGB238, 205, 162
HSL34°, 69%, 78%
HSV34°, 32%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 32%, 7%
XYZ63.61, 64.45, 43.27
Yxy64.45, 0.3713, 0.3762
CIE-Lab84.20, 5.47, 25.72
Hunter Lab80.28, 5.32, 20.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 32% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EECDA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EECDA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EECDA2

.text { color: #EECDA2; }
.background { background-color: #EECDA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECDA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 205, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 69%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECDA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 205, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECDA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 205, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECDA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECDA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EECDA2

#E8BC82#E2A960#DC9941#CF8626#B17220#935F1B#704815#52350F#2F1F09#110B03

Tints of #EECDA2

#EFD1A9#F1D5B1#F2D8B6#F3DCBE#F5E1C7#F6E6D0#F8EAD8#F9ECDD#FAF1E5#FCF6EE

Tones of #EECDA2

#E8CBA6#E2CBAB#DDCAB1#D8C9B6#D2C8BC#CDC8C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0C2EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECDA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECDA2

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 #EECDA2: ·

How #EECDA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0DFACDeuteranopia · #E2E4AFTritanopia · #ECB5B6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EECDA2 rather than the exact color:

Tender Saffron
#103A9F · #4E6EED · #D29A15 · #F0CEA4
Hidden Ruby Ember
#1866A4 · #39BEE1 · #C86A1E · #EACEA0
Lucky Meadow
#1B78B4 · #60D0E7 · #E17A37 · #EBCDA6
Palette Dba979
#DBA979 · #ECCA9C · #E8EFCF · #AFD198
Palette Edcfa9
#EDCFA9 · #E89F71 · #D57149 · #AA4A30
Palette 6b240c
#6B240C · #994D1C · #E48F45 · #F5CCA0

Similar colors

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

#F0CEA4#EACEA0#EBCDA6#ECCA9C#EDCFA9#F5CCA0#EAD1A7#EAC8A6#E7CEA6#E7C89E#EBC49F#F4D19B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECDA1  ·  #EECDA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECDA2?

#EECDA2 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 205, 162). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECDA2?

#EECDA2 is RGB 238, 205, 162 — HSL 34°, 69%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 32%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECDA2?

Its complement is #A0C2EE; analogous partners are #EEA5A0 and #E8EEA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECDA2 for text?

Black text on #EECDA2 has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.