Palettes / Colors / #EBBF8A

#EBBF8A — Light Orange

#EBBF8A 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 #EBBF8A 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.

#EBBF8A is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #89B5EB; it also sits naturally between #EB8E89 and #E6EB89. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 75% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 41% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBF8A

.text { color: #EBBF8A; }
.background { background-color: #EBBF8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBF8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 191, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBF8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 191, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBF8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 191, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBF8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBF8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBBF8A

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Tones of #EBBF8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89B5EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBF8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBF8A

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:

How #EBBF8A looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBBF8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBBF89  ·  #EBBF8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBF8A?

#EBBF8A is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 191, 138). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBF8A?

#EBBF8A is RGB 235, 191, 138 — HSL 33°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 41%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBF8A?

Its complement is #89B5EB; analogous partners are #EB8E89 and #E6EB89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBF8A for text?

Black text on #EBBF8A has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.