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#EBA152 — Vivid Orange

#EBA152 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EBA152 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.

#EBA152 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 #529CEB; it also sits naturally between #EB5452 and #E8EB52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBA152 · RGB 235, 161, 82

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Color values

HEX#EBA152
RGB235, 161, 82
HSL31°, 79%, 62%
HSV31°, 65%, 92%
CMYK0%, 31%, 65%, 8%
XYZ48.53, 43.76, 13.87
Yxy43.76, 0.4571, 0.4122
CIE-Lab72.07, 20.02, 51.21
Hunter Lab66.15, 19.01, 31.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 63% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 65% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBA152 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBA152 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBA152

.text { color: #EBA152; }
.background { background-color: #EBA152; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBA152; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 161, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 79%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBA152; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 161, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBA152; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 161, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBA152">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBA152">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBA152

#E79236#E4831B#CD7618#B26615#975612#7B470E#60370B#492A09#2E1A05#120A02

Tints of #EBA152

#ECA85F#EEB272#F0B97F#F2C391#F4CB9F#F5D2AD#F8DCBF#F9E4CD#FBEEDF#FDF5ED

Tones of #EBA152

#E0A05C#D4A068#CAA072#BF9F7D#B49F88#A99E93

Color harmonies

Complementary — #529CEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.15:1 Fails
Against black text9.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBA152: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBA152

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 #EBA152: ·

How #EBA152 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CBCA65Deuteranopia · #CFD56ATritanopia · #E77478

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBA152 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette A5cf83
#A5CF83 · #F0E76F · #ECB65F · #E89951
Palette E89951
#E89951 · #ECB65F · #F0E76F · #A5CF83
Palette Fce7c8
#FCE7C8 · #B1C29E · #FADA7A · #F0A04B
Palette Fefbe9
#FEFBE9 · #E1EEDD · #F0A04B · #183A1D

Similar colors

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

#EAA64D#EDA35A#E89951#F0A04B#F29F58#E89C5A#F3A953#F39F5A#F2A65A#DE9E53#ED9455#E1AA55

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBA151  ·  #EBA153 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBA152?

#EBA152 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 161, 82). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBA152?

#EBA152 is RGB 235, 161, 82 — HSL 31°, 79%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 65%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBA152?

Its complement is #529CEB; analogous partners are #EB5452 and #E8EB52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBA152 for text?

Black text on #EBA152 has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.