Palettes / Colors / #EBCCB2

#EBCCB2 — Light Orange

#EBCCB2 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#EBCCB2 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 #B2D1EB; it also sits naturally between #EBB2B5 and #EBE8B2. 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 80% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBCCB2

.text { color: #EBCCB2; }
.background { background-color: #EBCCB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCCB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 204, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCCB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 204, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCCB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 204, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBCCB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCCB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBCCB2

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Tones of #EBCCB2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2D1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCCB2: #000000.

How #EBCCB2 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 #EBCCB2 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

← #EBCCB1  ·  #EBCCB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCCB2?

#EBCCB2 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 204, 178). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCCB2?

#EBCCB2 is RGB 235, 204, 178 — HSL 27°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCCB2?

Its complement is #B2D1EB; analogous partners are #EBB2B5 and #EBE8B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCCB2 for text?

Black text on #EBCCB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.