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#EECEAC — Light Orange

#EECEAC 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 #EECEAC 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.

#EECEAC 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 #AACBEE; it also sits naturally between #EEABAA and #EDEEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECEAC · RGB 238, 206, 172

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Color values

HEX#EECEAC
RGB238, 206, 172
HSL31°, 66%, 80%
HSV31°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 28%, 7%
XYZ64.78, 65.30, 48.22
Yxy65.30, 0.3633, 0.3662
CIE-Lab84.64, 6.23, 21.07
Hunter Lab80.81, 6.09, 17.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECEAC

.text { color: #EECEAC; }
.background { background-color: #EECEAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECEAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECEAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECEAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECEAC

#E7B988#E1A86B#DA9449#D4822B#B26D24#90591D#724617#503210#331F0A#110A03

Tints of #EECEAC

#EFD2B3#F0D5B7#F2DAC0#F3DCC4#F5E1CC#F6E6D5#F7E9D9#F9EEE1#FAF0E6#FCF5EE

Tones of #EECEAC

#E9CDAF#E4CDB4#DFCDB9#DACCBE#D6CCC2#D1CCC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AACBEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECEAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECEAC

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 #EECEAC: ·

How #EECEAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0B4Deuteranopia · #E2E4B6Tritanopia · #ECBBBC

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 #EECEAC rather than the exact color:

Palette 131842
#131842 · #E68369 · #ECCEAE · #FBF6E2
Palette Edcfa9
#EDCFA9 · #E89F71 · #D57149 · #AA4A30
Palette Ffc570
#FFC570 · #EFD2B0 · #547792 · #1A3263
Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #ECCCB2 · #DEB6AB · #AC7088
Lucky Meadow
#1B78B4 · #60D0E7 · #E17A37 · #EBCDA6
Modern Drift
#A95B28 · #C28128 · #F7B349 · #EAD1A7

Similar colors

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

#ECCEAE#EDCFA9#EFD2B0#ECCCB2#EBCDA6#EAD1A7#EEC7AB#F3D2AF#EED3B1#E8CAAE#EBD5AB#F0CEA4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECEAB  ·  #EECEAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECEAC?

#EECEAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 206, 172). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECEAC?

#EECEAC is RGB 238, 206, 172 — HSL 31°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECEAC?

Its complement is #AACBEE; analogous partners are #EEABAA and #EDEEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECEAC for text?

Black text on #EECEAC has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.