Palettes / Colors / #E4BB79

#E4BB79 — Light Orange

#E4BB79 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#E4BB79 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #78A1E3; it also sits naturally between #E38478 and #D7E378. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 73% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 47% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4BB79

.text { color: #E4BB79; }
.background { background-color: #E4BB79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4BB79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 187, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 66%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4BB79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 187, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4BB79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 187, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4BB79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4BB79">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4BB79

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #78A1E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4BB79: #000000.

How #E4BB79 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with #E4BB79

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E4BB79 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4BB78  ·  #E4BB7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4BB79?

#E4BB79 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 228, 187, 121). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4BB79?

#E4BB79 is RGB 228, 187, 121 — HSL 37°, 66%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 47%, 11%.

What colors go with #E4BB79?

Its complement is #78A1E3; analogous partners are #E38478 and #D7E378. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4BB79 for text?

Black text on #E4BB79 has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.