Palettes / Colors / #EED9BF

#EED9BF — Pale Orange

#EED9BF is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#EED9BF 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 #BFD4EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC1BF and #EBEEBF. 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 85% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EED9BF

.text { color: #EED9BF; }
.background { background-color: #EED9BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED9BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 217, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED9BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 217, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED9BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 217, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EED9BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED9BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFD4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EED9BF: #000000.

How #EED9BF 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 #EED9BF 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

← #EED9BE  ·  #EED9C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EED9BF?

#EED9BF is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 217, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EED9BF?

#EED9BF is RGB 238, 217, 191 — HSL 33°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #EED9BF?

Its complement is #BFD4EE; analogous partners are #EEC1BF and #EBEEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EED9BF for text?

Black text on #EED9BF has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.