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#EEDABC — Pale Orange

#EEDABC 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 #EEDABC 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.

#EEDABC 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 #BED1EF; it also sits naturally between #EFC3BE and #EAEFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDABC · RGB 238, 218, 188

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Color values

HEX#EEDABC
RGB238, 218, 188
HSL36°, 60%, 84%
HSV36°, 21%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 21%, 7%
XYZ69.41, 71.95, 57.81
Yxy71.95, 0.3485, 0.3613
CIE-Lab87.94, 2.22, 17.27
Hunter Lab84.82, 2.18, 14.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 85% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEDABC

.text { color: #EEDABC; }
.background { background-color: #EEDABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 218, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 218, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 218, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDABC

#E7C99D#DEB77C#D6A55C#CE933B#B47E2D#936725#72501D#523914#31220C#100B04

Tints of #EEDABC

#F0DDC2#F1E0C6#F3E4CE#F4E6D2#F5E9D6#F6EBDA#F7EDDE#F9F2E7#FAF4EB#FBF6EF

Tones of #EEDABC

#EBDAC1#E8DAC5#E4D9C8#E1D8CC#DDD8CF#DAD7D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BED1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDABC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDABC

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 #EEDABC: ·

How #EEDABC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5C3Deuteranopia · #E7E8C5Tritanopia · #EDC9CA

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 #EEDABC rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Breeze
#8A1F1A · #F6331A · #F76C58 · #EFD9BD
Palette 5e0006
#5E0006 · #9B0F06 · #D53E0F · #EED9B9
Palette D84040
#D84040 · #A31D1D · #ECDCBF · #F8F2DE
Palette 698269
#698269 · #B99B6B · #F1DBBF · #AA5656
Crimson Ruby Saffron
#1E429B · #3F63D9 · #DCB34C · #ECD7B9
Palette Fff2d8
#FFF2D8 · #EAD7BB · #BCA37F · #113946

Similar colors

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

#EFD9BD#EED9B9#ECDCBF#F1DBBF#ECD7B9#EAD7BB#ECD5BC#EAD8C0#F2DEBA#ECDDB7#EBD8B7#F3DEBA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDABB  ·  #EEDABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDABC?

#EEDABC is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 218, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDABC?

#EEDABC is RGB 238, 218, 188 — HSL 36°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDABC?

Its complement is #BED1EF; analogous partners are #EFC3BE and #EAEFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDABC for text?

Black text on #EEDABC has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.