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#EBBCAC — Light Orange

#EBBCAC 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 #EBBCAC 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.

#EBBCAC 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 #ADDCEB; it also sits naturally between #EBADBC and #EBDCAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBBCAC · RGB 235, 188, 172

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Color values

HEX#EBBCAC
RGB235, 188, 172
HSL15°, 61%, 80%
HSV15°, 27%, 92%
CMYK0%, 20%, 27%, 8%
XYZ59.69, 56.61, 46.81
Yxy56.61, 0.3660, 0.3471
CIE-Lab79.96, 14.57, 14.50
Hunter Lab75.24, 14.19, 12.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 74% · 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 #EBBCAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBBCAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBBCAC

.text { color: #EBBCAC; }
.background { background-color: #EBBCAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBCAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 188, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBCAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 188, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBCAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 188, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBBCAC

#E3A28C#DC8B6F#D4704E#CD5932#AC4A2A#8C3C22#6F301B#4E2213#31150C#100704

Tints of #EBBCAC

#EDC3B5#EEC6B9#F0CDC1#F1D0C6#F3D7CE#F5DED6#F6E1DA#F8E8E2#F9EBE6#FBF2EF

Tones of #EBBCAC

#E7BFB1#E2C1B6#DEC3BA#D9C5BF#D5C8C3#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADDCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBBCAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBCAC

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 #EBBCAC: ·

How #EBBCAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D6B0Deuteranopia · #D9DDB1Tritanopia · #E9B3B4

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 #EBBCAC rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Mellow Petal
#962816 · #4AE560 · #5740E4 · #E9B5A5
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#E6B9A6#ECB4A7#E9B5A5#F0B4A8#EBB7A3#EEB3B0#E6BAA3#E7B3A8#EBC3B4#E5BEB5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBBCAB  ·  #EBBCAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBCAC?

#EBBCAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 188, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBCAC?

#EBBCAC is RGB 235, 188, 172 — HSL 15°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBCAC?

Its complement is #ADDCEB; analogous partners are #EBADBC and #EBDCAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBCAC for text?

Black text on #EBBCAC has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.