Palettes / Colors / #EBADA4
#EBADA4 — Light Red
#EBADA4 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EBADA4 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.
#EBADA4 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A3E1EB; it also sits naturally between #EBA3BD and #EBD0A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBADA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 173, 164 |
| HSL | 8°, 64%, 78% |
| HSV | 8°, 30%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 30%, 8% |
| XYZ | 55.91, 50.23, 41.87 |
| Yxy | 50.23, 0.3777, 0.3394 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.21, 21.47, 13.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.87, 20.89, 11.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 30% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBADA4
.text { color: #EBADA4; }
.background { background-color: #EBADA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBADA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 173, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 64%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBADA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 173, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBADA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 173, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBADA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBADA4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBADA4
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Tones of #EBADA4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A3E1EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.90:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBADA4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBADA4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EBADA4: ·
How #EBADA4 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 #EBADA4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBADA4?
#EBADA4 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 173, 164). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBADA4?
#EBADA4 is RGB 235, 173, 164 — HSL 8°, 64%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 30%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBADA4?
Its complement is #A3E1EB; analogous partners are #EBA3BD and #EBD0A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBADA4 for text?
Black text on #EBADA4 has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.