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#EBBCA2 — Light Orange

#EBBCA2 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 #EBBCA2 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.

#EBBCA2 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 #A2D2EB; it also sits naturally between #EBA2AD and #EBE0A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBBCA2 · RGB 235, 188, 162

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Color values

HEX#EBBCA2
RGB235, 188, 162
HSL21°, 65%, 78%
HSV21°, 31%, 92%
CMYK0%, 20%, 31%, 8%
XYZ58.77, 56.24, 41.94
Yxy56.24, 0.3744, 0.3583
CIE-Lab79.75, 13.25, 19.56
Hunter Lab74.99, 12.85, 15.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 74% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBBCA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBBCA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBBCA2

.text { color: #EBBCA2; }
.background { background-color: #EBBCA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBCA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 188, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBCA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 188, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBCA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 188, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBCA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBCA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBBCA2

#E5A785#DE8E63#D87946#CA632B#AD5425#8F461E#6D3517#502711#2E170A#110804

Tints of #EBBCA2

#EDC2AB#EFC8B3#F0CBB7#F2D1C0#F3D7C8#F5DDD1#F7E4D9#F8E7DD#FAEDE6#FBF3EE

Tones of #EBBCA2

#E6BDA7#E1BFAD#DCC1B2#D7C2B7#D2C4BC#CCC5C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2D2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBBCA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBCA2

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 #EBBCA2: ·

How #EBBCA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D6A8Deuteranopia · #D9DDAATritanopia · #E9ADAE

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBBCA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf3e0
#FAF3E0 · #EABF9F · #B68973 · #1E212D
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE
Hidden Drift
#BA130E · #E02206 · #F16344 · #E9C1A0
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645
Mellow Petal
#962816 · #4AE560 · #5740E4 · #E9B5A5

Similar colors

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

#EABF9F#EBB7A3#E6BAA3#E9C1A0#E6B9A6#E9B5A5#EFBC9B#EBC49F#F0C09C#ECB4A7#E3B7A0#E5C3A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBBCA1  ·  #EBBCA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBCA2?

#EBBCA2 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 188, 162). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBCA2?

#EBBCA2 is RGB 235, 188, 162 — HSL 21°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 31%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBCA2?

Its complement is #A2D2EB; analogous partners are #EBA2AD and #EBE0A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBCA2 for text?

Black text on #EBBCA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.