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#EECFBF — Pale Orange

#EECFBF 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 #EECFBF 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.

#EECFBF 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 #BFDEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEBFC6 and #EEE6BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECFBF · RGB 238, 207, 191

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Color values

HEX#EECFBF
RGB238, 207, 191
HSL20°, 58%, 84%
HSV20°, 20%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 20%, 7%
XYZ66.98, 66.56, 58.61
Yxy66.56, 0.3486, 0.3464
CIE-Lab85.28, 8.37, 11.94
Hunter Lab81.59, 8.24, 10.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 75%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECFBF

.text { color: #EECFBF; }
.background { background-color: #EECFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 207, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 207, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 207, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECFBF

#E5B69E#DD9E7E#D4855E#CC6D3E#B15B2F#914A27#713A1E#512915#30190D#100804

Tints of #EECFBF

#EFD1C3#F0D4C7#F2DACF#F3DED3#F4E1D7#F5E4DB#F6E7DF#F9EDE7#FAF0EB#FBF3EF

Tones of #EECFBF

#EBCFC2#E7D1C5#E4D2C9#E0D3CC#DDD4CF#D9D5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECFBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECFBF

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 #EECFBF: ·

How #EECFBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E0C3Deuteranopia · #E2E5C4Tritanopia · #ECC6C7

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 #EECFBF rather than the exact color:

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

#EECEBE#EDCCBF#EDCDBB#F2D0BC#EECEB9#EBD4BD#F4CDC2#ECD5BC#F3D5C0#E9CDC5#F2CBC5#EAC8BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECFBE  ·  #EECFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECFBF?

#EECFBF is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 207, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECFBF?

#EECFBF is RGB 238, 207, 191 — HSL 20°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECFBF?

Its complement is #BFDEEE; analogous partners are #EEBFC6 and #EEE6BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECFBF for text?

Black text on #EECFBF has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.