Palettes / Colors / #EBA293

#EBA293 — Light Red

#EBA293 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #EBA293 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.

#EBA293 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #93DDEB; it also sits naturally between #EB93B1 and #EBCE93. 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 92% · Green 64% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 37% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBA293

.text { color: #EBA293; }
.background { background-color: #EBA293; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBA293; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 162, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 69%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBA293; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 162, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBA293; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 162, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBA293">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBA293">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #93DDEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBA293: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBA293

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:

How #EBA293 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBA293 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBA293?

#EBA293 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 162, 147). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBA293?

#EBA293 is RGB 235, 162, 147 — HSL 10°, 69%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 37%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBA293?

Its complement is #93DDEB; analogous partners are #EB93B1 and #EBCE93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBA293 for text?

Black text on #EBA293 has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.