Palettes / Colors / #EECEBE

#EECEBE — Pale Orange

#EECEBE is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#EECEBE 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 #BEDEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEBEC6 and #EEE6BE. 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 81% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EECEBE

.text { color: #EECEBE; }
.background { background-color: #EECEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Tones of #EECEBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEDEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECEBE: #000000.

How #EECEBE 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 #EECEBE

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECEBD  ·  #EECEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECEBE?

#EECEBE is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 206, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECEBE?

#EECEBE is RGB 238, 206, 190 — HSL 20°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECEBE?

Its complement is #BEDEEE; analogous partners are #EEBEC6 and #EEE6BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECEBE for text?

Black text on #EECEBE has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.