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#EBAA33 — Vivid Orange

#EBAA33 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EBAA33 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.

#EBAA33 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 #3373EB; it also sits naturally between #EB4E33 and #CFEB33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBAA33 · RGB 235, 170, 51

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Color values

HEX#EBAA33
RGB235, 170, 51
HSL39°, 82%, 56%
HSV39°, 78%, 92%
CMYK0%, 28%, 78%, 8%
XYZ49.23, 46.65, 9.54
Yxy46.65, 0.4670, 0.4425
CIE-Lab73.97, 13.77, 66.28
Hunter Lab68.30, 12.99, 37.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 78% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBAA33 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBAA33 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBAA33

.text { color: #EBAA33; }
.background { background-color: #EBAA33; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAA33; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 170, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 82%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAA33; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 170, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAA33; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 170, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBAA33">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAA33">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBAA33

#E9A11C#D59215#BA7F12#A26F10#8B5F0E#744F0B#5D4009#412C06#2A1D04#130D02

Tints of #EBAA33

#EDB245#EEBA58#F0C16A#F2C97D#F4D190#F6D9A2#F8E0B5#F9E8C7#FBF0DA#FDF7EC

Tones of #EBAA33

#DDA640#D1A34D#C49F5A#B69B68#A99775#9C9381

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3373EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.03:1 Fails
Against black text10.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBAA33: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAA33

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 #EBAA33: ·

How #EBAA33 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCE50Deuteranopia · #D3D857Tritanopia · #E8676C

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:

Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBAA33 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Palette Efb036
#EFB036 · #3B6790 · #23486A · #4C7B8B
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette 7adaa5
#7ADAA5 · #239BA7 · #ECECBB · #E1AA36
Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4

Similar colors

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

#E6AD32#EFB036#E6AF2E#E1AA36#EEA727#ECA03D#E7B737#E4B028#E9B63B#FAA931#F9B033#F5B52E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBAA32  ·  #EBAA34 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBAA33?

#EBAA33 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 170, 51). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAA33?

#EBAA33 is RGB 235, 170, 51 — HSL 39°, 82%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 78%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBAA33?

Its complement is #3373EB; analogous partners are #EB4E33 and #CFEB33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBAA33 for text?

Black text on #EBAA33 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.