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#EB6200 Color

#EB6200 is rgb(235, 98, 0) in RGB, hsl(25, 100%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Orange (#E86100), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB6200
HEX#EB6200
RGBrgb(235, 98, 0)
HSLhsl(25, 100%, 46%)
HSVhsv(25, 100%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.188 45.1)
LABlab(59.20% 51.65 68.64)
LCHlch(59.20% 85.90 53.04)

What #EB6200 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EB6200, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EB6200 Channel Values

How #EB6200 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 235 · G 98 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 100% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 100% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 100% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB6200 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB6200 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB6200

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB6200; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EB6200

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EB6200.

How #EB6200 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EB6200
Protanopia#878700
Protanomaly#B87A00
Deuteranopia#A1A100
Deuteranomaly#C38C00
Tritanopia#ED5C5C
Tritanomaly#EC5E48
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB6200 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eb6200: #EB6200;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB6200;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb6200': '#EB6200' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.384, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_eb6200">#EB6200</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB6200"

More Orange Colors

#EB6200 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB6200 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB6200?

#EB6200 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(235, 98, 0) in RGB and hsl(25, 100%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Orange (#E86100), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.13.

What is the RGB value of #EB6200?

#EB6200 is rgb(235, 98, 0) — red 235, green 98, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB6200?

#EB6200 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB6200 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB6200 scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB6200 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB6200 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 16.83, which is visibly different.

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