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#EBAA89 — Light Orange

#EBAA89 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EBAA89 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.

#EBAA89 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 #89CAEB; it also sits naturally between #EB899A and #EBDB89. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBAA89 · RGB 235, 170, 137

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Color values

HEX#EBAA89
RGB235, 170, 137
HSL20°, 71%, 73%
HSV20°, 42%, 92%
CMYK0%, 28%, 42%, 8%
XYZ53.15, 48.22, 30.17
Yxy48.22, 0.4041, 0.3666
CIE-Lab74.96, 19.86, 26.44
Hunter Lab69.44, 19.12, 19.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 42% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBAA89 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBAA89 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBAA89

.text { color: #EBAA89; }
.background { background-color: #EBAA89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAA89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 170, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAA89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 170, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAA89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 170, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBAA89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAA89">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBAA89

#E6946B#E17E4C#DC682E#C45821#AA4C1D#8C3E18#6D3112#4E230D#301508#110803

Tints of #EBAA89

#EDB092#EFBA9F#F0C0A8#F2C6B1#F4D0BE#F5D6C6#F7DCCF#F8E3D8#FBECE5#FCF2EE

Tones of #EBAA89

#E4AC90#DDAE97#D6B19E#CFB3A5#C8B6AC#C1B8B3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89CAEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.97:1 Fails
Against black text10.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBAA89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAA89

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 #EBAA89: ·

How #EBAA89 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCE91Deuteranopia · #D3D893Tritanopia · #E89799

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBAA89 rather than the exact color:

Peach Sky Gradient
#355070 · #6D597A · #B56576 · #EAAC8B
Electric Ruby Harbor
#AD150F · #D65139 · #DF845C · #E7B18A
Palette F7ffba
#F7FFBA · #F7E39C · #EBAF81 · #DA8067
Palette 493323
#493323 · #91684A · #EAAC7F · #FFDF91
Palette A1ccd1
#A1CCD1 · #F4F2DE · #E9B384 · #7C9D96
Palette B82132
#B82132 · #D2665A · #F2B28C · #F6DED8

Similar colors

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

#EAAC8B#E7B18A#EBAF81#EAAC7F#E9B384#F2B28C#ECB390#F4B183#E99D89#E79E85#E99D84#E0B58C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBAA88  ·  #EBAA8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBAA89?

#EBAA89 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 170, 137). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAA89?

#EBAA89 is RGB 235, 170, 137 — HSL 20°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 42%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBAA89?

Its complement is #89CAEB; analogous partners are #EB899A and #EBDB89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBAA89 for text?

Black text on #EBAA89 has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.