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#EEDDBA — Pale Orange

#EEDDBA 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 #EEDDBA 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.

#EEDDBA 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 #BACBEE; it also sits naturally between #EEC2BA and #E5EEBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDDBA · RGB 238, 221, 186

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Color values

HEX#EEDDBA
RGB238, 221, 186
HSL40°, 60%, 83%
HSV40°, 22%, 93%
CMYK0%, 7%, 22%, 7%
XYZ69.98, 73.44, 56.94
Yxy73.44, 0.3493, 0.3665
CIE-Lab88.65, 0.39, 19.31
Hunter Lab85.69, 0.38, 16.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEDDBA

.text { color: #EEDDBA; }
.background { background-color: #EEDDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 221, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 221, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 221, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDDBA

#E5CC99#DDBC78#D5AB58#CD9B37#B4872D#936E25#72561D#523D14#31250C#100C04

Tints of #EEDDBA

#EFDEBE#F1E2C6#F2E4CA#F3E7CE#F5EBD6#F6EDDA#F7EFDE#F8F1E2#FAF5EB#FBF7EF

Tones of #EEDDBA

#EADBBE#E6DAC1#E2D9C5#DFD7C8#DBD6CC#D8D5D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BACBEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDDBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDDBA

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 #EEDDBA: ·

How #EEDDBA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E6C2Deuteranopia · #E8E9C5Tritanopia · #EDC9CB

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 #EEDDBA rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Palette 5e0006
#5E0006 · #9B0F06 · #D53E0F · #EED9B9
Palette F2deba
#F2DEBA · #FFEFD6 · #0E5E6F · #3A8891
Modern Dusk
#EBDEB7 · #D7B85B · #CAA63A · #A78725
Velvet Ruby Breeze
#8A1F1A · #F6331A · #F76C58 · #EFD9BD
Palette A9907e
#A9907E · #F3DEBA · #ABC4AA · #675D50

Similar colors

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

#ECDDB7#EED9B9#F2DEBA#EBDEB7#EFD9BD#F3DEBA#ECDCBF#F2E1BB#F1DBBF#F4DFBA#ECD7B9#EFE1B5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDDB9  ·  #EEDDBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDDBA?

#EEDDBA is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 238, 221, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDDBA?

#EEDDBA is RGB 238, 221, 186 — HSL 40°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDDBA?

Its complement is #BACBEE; analogous partners are #EEC2BA and #E5EEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDDBA for text?

Black text on #EEDDBA has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.