Raffia Color
Raffia is a orange color with hex code #EADAB8. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with raffia, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Raffia Color Values
What Does Raffia Mean?
Raffia belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Raffia reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Raffia is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: pale yellow green, #DADFB7).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Raffia
Raffia and #B8C8EA are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #EAC1B8 and #E1EAB8, which sit beside raffia on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair raffia with triadic partners #B8EADA and #DAB8EA. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Double Spanish White —
#E6D7B9(Delta E 2) - Grain Brown —
#E4D5B7(Delta E 3) - Hampton —
#E5D8AF(Delta E 4) - Stark White —
#E5D7BD(Delta E 4) - Givry —
#F8E4BF(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #EADAB8; }
.background { background-color: #EADAB8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #EADAB8; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #EADAB840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for raffia?
Raffia has the hex code #EADAB8. In RGB notation it is rgb(234, 218, 184), in HSL it is hsl(41, 54%, 82%), and its OKLCH value is 0.893, 0.048, 85.8.
What does the color raffia mean?
Orange-family colors like raffia carry distinct psychological associations. Raffia belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Raffia reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with raffia?
Raffia has three easy routes: its complement #B8C8EA for punch, its neighbors #EAC1B8 and #E1EAB8 for something calmer, or triadic partners #B8EADA and #DAB8EA when you want energy.
Is raffia a standard web color?
No — Raffia is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #EADAB8 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make raffia lighter or darker?
To lighten raffia, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FBF9F3 (lightest tint) to #372B10 (darkest shade).
About Raffia
Raffia is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #EADAB8 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.