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#EBBBAC — Light Orange

#EBBBAC is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EBBBAC 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.

#EBBBAC is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADDDEB; it also sits naturally between #EBADBD and #EBDBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBBBAC · RGB 235, 187, 172

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Color values

HEX#EBBBAC
RGB235, 187, 172
HSL14°, 61%, 80%
HSV14°, 27%, 92%
CMYK0%, 20%, 27%, 8%
XYZ59.48, 56.18, 46.74
Yxy56.18, 0.3662, 0.3459
CIE-Lab79.72, 15.10, 14.16
Hunter Lab74.95, 14.71, 11.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EBBBAC

.text { color: #EBBBAC; }
.background { background-color: #EBBBAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBBAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 187, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBBAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 187, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBBAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 187, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBBBAC

#E3A08C#DC896F#D46E4E#CD5632#AC482A#8C3A22#6F2E1B#4E2113#31150C#100704

Tints of #EBBBAC

#EDC2B5#EEC6B9#F0CCC1#F1D0C6#F3D6CE#F5DDD6#F6E1DA#F8E7E2#F9EBE6#FBF1EF

Tones of #EBBBAC

#E7BEB1#E2C0B6#DEC2BA#D9C5BF#D5C7C3#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADDDEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBBBAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBBAC

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 #EBBBAC: ·

How #EBBBAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6B0Deuteranopia · #D9DDB1Tritanopia · #E9B2B3

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Mellow Petal
#962816 · #4AE560 · #5740E4 · #E9B5A5

Similar colors

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

#E6B9A6#F3BBAE#ECB4A7#EEC3AE#EEB3B0#E9B5A5#F0B4A8#E7B3A8#EBB7A3#E6BAA3#EDB1AE#EFB1A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBBBAB  ·  #EBBBAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBBAC?

#EBBBAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 187, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBBAC?

#EBBBAC is RGB 235, 187, 172 — HSL 14°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBBAC?

Its complement is #ADDDEB; analogous partners are #EBADBD and #EBDBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBBAC for text?

Black text on #EBBBAC has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.