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#EEDCBE — Pale Orange

#EEDCBE 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 #EEDCBE 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.

#EEDCBE 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 #BED0EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC5BE and #E8EEBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDCBE · RGB 238, 220, 190

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Color values

HEX#EEDCBE
RGB238, 220, 190
HSL38°, 59%, 84%
HSV38°, 20%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 20%, 7%
XYZ70.15, 73.08, 59.12
Yxy73.08, 0.3467, 0.3612
CIE-Lab88.49, 1.48, 16.98
Hunter Lab85.49, 1.45, 14.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEDCBE

.text { color: #EEDCBE; }
.background { background-color: #EEDCBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDCBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 220, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDCBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 220, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDCBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 220, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDCBE

#E6CB9E#DEBA7D#D5A95D#CD983C#B2822E#926A26#72531D#513B15#31230D#100C04

Tints of #EEDCBE

#EFDFC2#F0E1C6#F2E5CE#F3E7D2#F5EAD6#F6ECDB#F7EEDF#F9F2E7#FAF4EB#FBF6EF

Tones of #EEDCBE

#EBDCC1#E7DBC5#E4DAC8#E0D9CC#DDD8CF#D9D7D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BED0EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDCBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDCBE

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 #EEDCBE: ·

How #EEDCBE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6C5Deuteranopia · #E7E9C7Tritanopia · #EDCBCC

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 #EEDCBE rather than the exact color:

Palette D84040
#D84040 · #A31D1D · #ECDCBF · #F8F2DE
Velvet Ruby Breeze
#8A1F1A · #F6331A · #F76C58 · #EFD9BD
Palette 698269
#698269 · #B99B6B · #F1DBBF · #AA5656
Palette D3e4cd
#D3E4CD · #99A799 · #F2DDC1 · #E2C2B9
Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0
Palette 5e0006
#5E0006 · #9B0F06 · #D53E0F · #EED9B9

Similar colors

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

#ECDCBF#EFD9BD#F1DBBF#F2DDC1#EADFC0#EED9B9#EAD8C0#F2DEBA#E9DAC1#F3DEBA#F2DAC3#F1DEC4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDCBD  ·  #EEDCBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDCBE?

#EEDCBE is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 220, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDCBE?

#EEDCBE is RGB 238, 220, 190 — HSL 38°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDCBE?

Its complement is #BED0EE; analogous partners are #EEC5BE and #E8EEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDCBE for text?

Black text on #EEDCBE has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.