Palettes / Colors / #EEDABB

#EEDABB — Pale Orange

#EEDABB 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 #EEDABB 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.

#EEDABB 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 #BACEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEBFBA and #E8EEBA. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEDABB

.text { color: #EEDABB; }
.background { background-color: #EEDABB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDABB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 218, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDABB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 218, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDABB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 218, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDABB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BACEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEDABB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDABB

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:

How #EEDABB 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 #EEDABB 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

← #EEDABA  ·  #EEDABC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDABB?

#EEDABB is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 218, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDABB?

#EEDABB is RGB 238, 218, 187 — HSL 36°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDABB?

Its complement is #BACEEE; analogous partners are #EEBFBA and #E8EEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDABB for text?

Black text on #EEDABB has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.