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#EECDBA — Pale Orange

#EECDBA 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 #EECDBA 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.

#EECDBA 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 #BADBEE; it also sits naturally between #EEBAC1 and #EEE7BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECDBA · RGB 238, 205, 186

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Color values

HEX#EECDBA
RGB238, 205, 186
HSL22°, 60%, 83%
HSV22°, 22%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 22%, 7%
XYZ65.95, 65.38, 55.60
Yxy65.38, 0.3528, 0.3498
CIE-Lab84.68, 8.69, 13.73
Hunter Lab80.86, 8.54, 11.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECDBA

.text { color: #EECDBA; }
.background { background-color: #EECDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 205, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 205, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 205, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECDBA

#E5B599#DD9D78#D58658#CD6E37#B45E2D#934D25#723C1D#522B14#311A0C#100904

Tints of #EECDBA

#EFD0BE#F1D6C6#F2D9CA#F3DCCE#F5E1D6#F6E4DA#F7E7DE#F8EAE2#FAF0EB#FBF3EF

Tones of #EECDBA

#EACEBE#E6CFC1#E2D0C5#DFD1C8#DBD2CC#D8D3D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BADBEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECDBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECDBA

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 #EECDBA: ·

How #EECDBA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0DFBFDeuteranopia · #E2E4C0Tritanopia · #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 #EECDBA 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
Palette F9fbe7
#F9FBE7 · #F0EDD4 · #ECCDB4 · #FEA1A1

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECDB9  ·  #EECDBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECDBA?

#EECDBA is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 205, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECDBA?

#EECDBA is RGB 238, 205, 186 — HSL 22°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECDBA?

Its complement is #BADBEE; analogous partners are #EEBAC1 and #EEE7BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECDBA for text?

Black text on #EECDBA has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.