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#EBCA96 — Light Orange

#EBCA96 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 #EBCA96 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.

#EBCA96 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 #94B5EB; it also sits naturally between #EB9E94 and #E0EB94. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBCA96 · RGB 235, 202, 150

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Color values

HEX#EBCA96
RGB235, 202, 150
HSL37°, 68%, 75%
HSV37°, 36%, 92%
CMYK0%, 14%, 36%, 8%
XYZ60.89, 62.11, 37.63
Yxy62.11, 0.3791, 0.3866
CIE-Lab82.97, 4.43, 30.28
Hunter Lab78.81, 4.27, 23.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 79% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 36% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBCA96 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBCA96 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBCA96

.text { color: #EBCA96; }
.background { background-color: #EBCA96; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCA96; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 202, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 68%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCA96; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 202, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCA96; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 202, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBCA96">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCA96">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBCA96

#E5BA76#DFAB58#D99C3A#C98B26#AB7621#895F1A#6B4A14#4D350F#2F2109#110C03

Tints of #EBCA96

#ECCE9C#EED2A5#EFD6AE#F1DBB6#F4E1C3#F5E5CC#F7EAD4#F8EEDD#FAF2E5#FCF6EE

Tones of #EBCA96

#E4C89A#DEC7A0#D8C5A6#D2C4AD#CBC2B3#C6C1B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #94B5EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.56:1 Fails
Against black text13.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBCA96: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCA96

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 #EBCA96: ·

How #EBCA96 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDCA3Deuteranopia · #DFE1A6Tritanopia · #E9ADAF

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBCA96 rather than the exact color:

Palette Eac696
#EAC696 · #C8AE7D · #765827 · #65451F
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Palette D06224
#D06224 · #AE431E · #8A8635 · #E9C891
Palette 3396d3
#3396D3 · #FFF0CE · #EBCB90 · #EEEEEE
Palette Dba979
#DBA979 · #ECCA9C · #E8EFCF · #AFD198
Serene Ruby Opal
#E9C790 · #DCA856 · #DA962A · #644411

Similar colors

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

#EAC696#EBCE95#E9C891#EBCB90#ECCA9C#E9C790#EAD196#E5CB90#F3CD97#EEC391#E7C89E#EAC192

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBCA95  ·  #EBCA97 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCA96?

#EBCA96 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 202, 150). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCA96?

#EBCA96 is RGB 235, 202, 150 — HSL 37°, 68%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 36%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCA96?

Its complement is #94B5EB; analogous partners are #EB9E94 and #E0EB94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCA96 for text?

Black text on #EBCA96 has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.