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#EBCC89 — Light Orange

#EBCC89 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 #EBCC89 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.

#EBCC89 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 #89A8EB; it also sits naturally between #EB9B89 and #D9EB89. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBCC89 · RGB 235, 204, 137

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Color values

HEX#EBCC89
RGB235, 204, 137
HSL41°, 71%, 73%
HSV41°, 42%, 92%
CMYK0%, 13%, 42%, 8%
XYZ60.37, 62.65, 32.58
Yxy62.65, 0.3880, 0.4027
CIE-Lab83.26, 1.95, 37.37
Hunter Lab79.15, 1.87, 27.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 80% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 42% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBCC89 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBCC89 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBCC89

.text { color: #EBCC89; }
.background { background-color: #EBCC89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCC89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 204, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCC89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 204, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCC89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 204, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBCC89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCC89">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBCC89

#E6BF6B#E1B24C#DCA42E#C49121#AA7D1D#8C6718#6D5012#4E3A0D#302308#110D03

Tints of #EBCC89

#EDD092#EFD69F#F0D9A8#F2DDB1#F4E3BE#F5E6C6#F7EACF#F8EED8#FBF4E5#FCF7EE

Tones of #EBCC89

#E4CA90#DDC797#D6C59E#CFC2A5#C8BFAC#C1BDB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89A8EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBCC89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCC89

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 #EBCC89: ·

How #EBCC89 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDD99Deuteranopia · #DFE29DTritanopia · #E9A6A9

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBCC89 rather than the exact color:

Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC
Palette 3396d3
#3396D3 · #FFF0CE · #EBCB90 · #EEEEEE
Frozen Ruby Whisper
#BF3F0E · #EA6009 · #E89C5A · #F2CE85
Serene Ruby Opal
#E9C790 · #DCA856 · #DA962A · #644411
Palette D06224
#D06224 · #AE431E · #8A8635 · #E9C891
Vivid Ruby Cinder
#DD7896 · #DB6239 · #E4D289 · #BAE46C

Similar colors

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

#F1CA89#EBCB90#F2CE85#E9C790#E9C891#E4D289#E5CD82#E5CB90#E7D283#E3D18A#E9D484#E5D283

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBCC88  ·  #EBCC8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCC89?

#EBCC89 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 204, 137). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCC89?

#EBCC89 is RGB 235, 204, 137 — HSL 41°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 42%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCC89?

Its complement is #89A8EB; analogous partners are #EB9B89 and #D9EB89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCC89 for text?

Black text on #EBCC89 has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.