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#EBBEB2 — Light Orange

#EBBEB2 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 #EBBEB2 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.

#EBBEB2 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 #B2DFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBB2C2 and #EBDBB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBBEB2 · RGB 235, 190, 178

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Color values

HEX#EBBEB2
RGB235, 190, 178
HSL13°, 59%, 81%
HSV13°, 24%, 92%
CMYK0%, 19%, 24%, 8%
XYZ60.71, 57.70, 50.06
Yxy57.70, 0.3604, 0.3425
CIE-Lab80.57, 14.34, 12.15
Hunter Lab75.96, 14.00, 10.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 75% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBBEB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBBEB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBBEB2

.text { color: #EBBEB2; }
.background { background-color: #EBBEB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBEB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 190, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBEB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 190, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBEB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 190, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBEB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBEB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBBEB2

#E3A392#DB8B75#D37055#CB5534#AE492D#8E3B25#6D2E1C#4D2014#31140D#100704

Tints of #EBBEB2

#EDC5BA#EEC9BE#F0CFC6#F1D3CA#F3DAD2#F5DDD6#F7E4DF#F8E7E3#FAEEEB#FBF1EF

Tones of #EBBEB2

#E7C1B6#E3C3BA#DFC5BE#DBC8C2#D7CAC6#D2CCCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2DFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBBEB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBEB2

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 #EBBEB2: ·

How #EBBEB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D7B5Deuteranopia · #DADEB6Tritanopia · #E9B7B8

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 #EBBEB2 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Palette 896c6c
#896C6C · #E5BEB5 · #EEE6CA · #F5FAE1
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Palette 432e54
#432E54 · #4B4376 · #AE445A · #E8BCB9
Vivid Monsoon
#1F9AA2 · #5BD2E0 · #D93F35 · #ECC2B9
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #FEECE2 · #F7DED0 · #E2BFB3

Similar colors

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

#EBC3B4#E5BEB5#EEC3AE#E8BCB9#ECC2B9#E2BFB3#EFC6B0#F3BBAE#F4C3B4#E2BCB7#F2C6B4#F3BFBA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBBEB1  ·  #EBBEB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBEB2?

#EBBEB2 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 190, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBEB2?

#EBBEB2 is RGB 235, 190, 178 — HSL 13°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBEB2?

Its complement is #B2DFEB; analogous partners are #EBB2C2 and #EBDBB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBEB2 for text?

Black text on #EBBEB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.