Palettes / Colors / #EBCDA8

#EBCDA8 — Light Orange

#EBCDA8 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#EBCDA8 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 #A8C6EB; it also sits naturally between #EBABA8 and #E8EBA8. 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 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 29% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBCDA8

.text { color: #EBCDA8; }
.background { background-color: #EBCDA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCDA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 205, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 63%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCDA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 205, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCDA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 205, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBCDA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCDA8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8C6EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCDA8: #000000.

How #EBCDA8 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 #EBCDA8 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

← #EBCDA7  ·  #EBCDA9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCDA8?

#EBCDA8 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 205, 168). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCDA8?

#EBCDA8 is RGB 235, 205, 168 — HSL 33°, 63%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 29%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCDA8?

Its complement is #A8C6EB; analogous partners are #EBABA8 and #E8EBA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCDA8 for text?

Black text on #EBCDA8 has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.