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#EBCDB2 — Light Orange

#EBCDB2 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EBCDB2 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.

#EBCDB2 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 #B2D0EB; it also sits naturally between #EBB2B4 and #EBE9B2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBCDB2 · RGB 235, 205, 178

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Color values

HEX#EBCDB2
RGB235, 205, 178
HSL28°, 59%, 81%
HSV28°, 24%, 92%
CMYK0%, 13%, 24%, 8%
XYZ64.13, 64.54, 51.20
Yxy64.54, 0.3565, 0.3588
CIE-Lab84.25, 6.44, 17.32
Hunter Lab80.34, 6.29, 14.62

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

Sample text in #EBCDB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBCDB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBCDB2

.text { color: #EBCDB2; }
.background { background-color: #EBCDB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCDB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 205, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCDB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 205, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCDB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 205, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBCDB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCDB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBCDB2

#E3B792#DBA575#D39055#CB7A34#AE692D#8E5625#6D421C#4D2F14#311D0D#100A04

Tints of #EBCDB2

#EDD2BA#EED5BE#F0DAC6#F1DDCA#F3E2D2#F5E4D6#F7EADF#F8ECE3#FAF2EB#FBF4EF

Tones of #EBCDB2

#E7CDB6#E3CDBA#DFCDBE#DBCEC2#D7CEC6#D2CECB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2D0EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBCDB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCDB2

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 #EBCDB2: ·

How #EBCDB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEB9Deuteranopia · #E0E2BATritanopia · #EABEBF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBCDB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #ECCCB2 · #DEB6AB · #AC7088
Palette F9fbe7
#F9FBE7 · #F0EDD4 · #ECCDB4 · #FEA1A1
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A
Wild Marble
#2266B7 · #5280DF · #DA913A · #EBCBB4
Palette 131842
#131842 · #E68369 · #ECCEAE · #FBF6E2
Palette 7eb5a6
#7EB5A6 · #C36839 · #86340A · #E8D0B3

Similar colors

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

#ECCCB2#ECCDB4#EACEB4#EBCBB4#ECCEAE#E8D0B3#E8CAAE#EFD2B0#EED3B1#EECEB9#EED4B4#E8D4B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBCDB1  ·  #EBCDB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCDB2?

#EBCDB2 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 205, 178). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCDB2?

#EBCDB2 is RGB 235, 205, 178 — HSL 28°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCDB2?

Its complement is #B2D0EB; analogous partners are #EBB2B4 and #EBE9B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCDB2 for text?

Black text on #EBCDB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.