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#EECEBC — Pale Orange

#EECEBC 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 #EECEBC 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.

#EECEBC 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 #BEDDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFBEC4 and #EFE8BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECEBC · RGB 238, 206, 188

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Color values

HEX#EECEBC
RGB238, 206, 188
HSL22°, 60%, 84%
HSV22°, 21%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 21%, 7%
XYZ66.41, 65.95, 56.81
Yxy65.95, 0.3511, 0.3486
CIE-Lab84.97, 8.45, 13.08
Hunter Lab81.21, 8.32, 11.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECEBC

.text { color: #EECEBC; }
.background { background-color: #EECEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECEBC

#E7B89D#DEA07C#D6895C#CE713B#B45E2D#934D25#723C1D#522B14#311A0C#100904

Tints of #EECEBC

#F0D3C2#F1D6C6#F3DCCE#F4DED2#F5E1D6#F6E4DA#F7E7DE#F9EDE7#FAF0EB#FBF3EF

Tones of #EECEBC

#EBD1C1#E8D2C5#E4D3C8#E1D3CC#DDD4CF#DAD5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEDDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECEBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECEBC

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 #EECEBC: ·

How #EECEBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0C0Deuteranopia · #E2E4C1Tritanopia · #ECC4C5

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 #EECEBC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffeddb
#FFEDDB · #EDCDBB · #E3B7A0 · #BF9270
Royal Mosaic
#BF581D · #46E37F · #783BE1 · #EECEBE
Palette 987d9a
#987D9A · #BB9AB1 · #EECEB9 · #FEFBD8
Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C
Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Cosmic Ruby Mosaic
#BC7123 · #23BA70 · #9C55DF · #EBD4BD

Similar colors

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

#EDCDBB#EECEBE#EECEB9#EDCCBF#F2D0BC#EBD4BD#EAC8BC#ECD5BC#E7CBB9#ECCDB4#F4CDC2#EACEB4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECEBB  ·  #EECEBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECEBC?

#EECEBC is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 206, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECEBC?

#EECEBC is RGB 238, 206, 188 — HSL 22°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECEBC?

Its complement is #BEDDEF; analogous partners are #EFBEC4 and #EFE8BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECEBC for text?

Black text on #EECEBC has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.