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#EBBEAC — Light Orange

#EBBEAC 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 #EBBEAC 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.

#EBBEAC 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 #ADD9EB; it also sits naturally between #EBADBA and #EBDEAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBBEAC · RGB 235, 190, 172

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Color values

HEX#EBBEAC
RGB235, 190, 172
HSL17°, 61%, 80%
HSV17°, 27%, 92%
CMYK0%, 19%, 27%, 8%
XYZ60.12, 57.47, 46.95
Yxy57.47, 0.3654, 0.3493
CIE-Lab80.44, 13.51, 15.18
Hunter Lab75.81, 13.16, 12.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EBBEAC

.text { color: #EBBEAC; }
.background { background-color: #EBBEAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBEAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 190, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBEAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 190, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBEAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 190, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBBEAC

#E3A58C#DC8E6F#D4744E#CD5E32#AC4F2A#8C4022#6F331B#4E2413#31170C#100804

Tints of #EBBEAC

#EDC5B5#EEC8B9#F0CFC1#F1D2C6#F3D8CE#F5DFD6#F6E2DA#F8E8E2#F9ECE6#FBF2EF

Tones of #EBBEAC

#E7C1B1#E2C2B6#DEC4BA#D9C6BF#D5C8C3#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADD9EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBBEAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBEAC

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 #EBBEAC: ·

How #EBBEAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D7B0Deuteranopia · #DADEB1Tritanopia · #E9B4B5

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 #EBBEAC rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#E6B9A6#EBC3B4#EEC7AB#EFC6B0#E5C3A6#F3C4AA#E5BEB5#E6BAA3#ECB4A7#EBB7A3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBBEAB  ·  #EBBEAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBEAC?

#EBBEAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 190, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBEAC?

#EBBEAC is RGB 235, 190, 172 — HSL 17°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBEAC?

Its complement is #ADD9EB; analogous partners are #EBADBA and #EBDEAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBEAC for text?

Black text on #EBBEAC has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.