Palettes / Colors / #EBB59E

#EBB59E — Light Orange

#EBB59E is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#EBB59E 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 #9ED4EB; it also sits naturally between #EB9EAD and #EBDC9E. 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 71% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 33% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBB59E

.text { color: #EBB59E; }
.background { background-color: #EBB59E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBB59E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 181, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 66%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBB59E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 181, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBB59E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 181, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBB59E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBB59E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBB59E

Tints of #EBB59E

Tones of #EBB59E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9ED4EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBB59E: #000000.

How #EBB59E 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 #EBB59E 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 #EBB59E?

#EBB59E is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 181, 158). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBB59E?

#EBB59E is RGB 235, 181, 158 — HSL 18°, 66%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 33%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBB59E?

Its complement is #9ED4EB; analogous partners are #EB9EAD and #EBDC9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBB59E for text?

Black text on #EBB59E has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.