Palettes / Colors / #EED4BA

#EED4BA — Pale Orange

#EED4BA is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#EED4BA 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 #BAD4EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBABA and #EEEEBA. 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 83% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EED4BA

.text { color: #EED4BA; }
.background { background-color: #EED4BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED4BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 212, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED4BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 212, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED4BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 212, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EED4BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED4BA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EED4BA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAD4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EED4BA: #000000.

How #EED4BA 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EED4BA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EED4B9  ·  #EED4BB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EED4BA?

#EED4BA is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 212, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EED4BA?

#EED4BA is RGB 238, 212, 186 — HSL 30°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #EED4BA?

Its complement is #BAD4EE; analogous partners are #EEBABA and #EEEEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EED4BA for text?

Black text on #EED4BA has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.