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#EEDBB3 — Pale Orange

#EEDBB3 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 #EEDBB3 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.

#EEDBB3 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 #B4C6EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBFB4 and #E3EEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDBB3 · RGB 238, 219, 179

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Color values

HEX#EEDBB3
RGB238, 219, 179
HSL41°, 63%, 82%
HSV41°, 25%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 25%, 7%
XYZ68.73, 72.09, 52.94
Yxy72.09, 0.3547, 0.3721
CIE-Lab88.01, 0.44, 22.07
Hunter Lab84.91, 0.44, 18.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEDBB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEDBB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEDBB3

.text { color: #EEDBB3; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEDBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEDBB3

#E6CC93#DFBC72#D8AF55#D19F33#B38729#916E21#705519#533F13#32260B#110D04

Tints of #EEDBB3

#EFDEB8#F1E2C1#F2E4C5#F4E7CD#F5E9D1#F6EBD5#F7EFDE#F8F1E2#FAF5EA#FBF7EE

Tones of #EEDBB3

#EADAB8#E6D9BC#E2D7C1#DDD6C5#D9D4C9#D5D3CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4C6EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDBB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBB3

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 #EEDBB3: ·

How #EEDBB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6BDDeuteranopia · #E7E8BFTritanopia · #EDC4C6

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 #EEDBB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 288fb4
#288FB4 · #1D556F · #EFDDB2 · #FA360A
Gentle Ruby Tempest
#1E5CB1 · #7CB2E8 · #E3AB5D · #ECD8B3
Palette F9efdb
#F9EFDB · #EBD9B4 · #9DBC98 · #638889
Palette 87805e
#87805E · #B09B71 · #D8CCA3 · #EDDFB3
Palette 7ed7c1
#7ED7C1 · #F0DBAF · #DC8686 · #B06161
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7

Similar colors

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

#EFDDB2#ECD8B3#EBD9B4#EDDFB3#F0DBAF#ECDDB7#EADAB0#EAD8B1#EADFB4#EBDEB7#EBD8B7#E8DBB3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDBB2  ·  #EEDBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDBB3?

#EEDBB3 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 219, 179). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBB3?

#EEDBB3 is RGB 238, 219, 179 — HSL 41°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDBB3?

Its complement is #B4C6EE; analogous partners are #EEBFB4 and #E3EEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDBB3 for text?

Black text on #EEDBB3 has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.