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#EB680A Color

#EB680A is rgb(235, 104, 10) in RGB, hsl(25, 92%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 96%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Orange (#E86100), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB680A
HEX#EB680A
RGBrgb(235, 104, 10)
HSLhsl(25, 92%, 48%)
HSVhsv(25, 96%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 96%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.183 46.7)
LABlab(60.27% 49.05 67.40)
LCHlch(60.27% 83.35 53.95)

What #EB680A 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 #EB680A, 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.

#EB680A Channel Values

How #EB680A 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 104 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 92% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 96% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 96% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.22:1 vs white · 6.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB680A 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 text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB680A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB680A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB680A; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EB680A

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 #EB680A.

How #EB680A 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#EB680A
Protanopia#8B8B00
Protanomaly#B97E04
Deuteranopia#A3A300
Deuteranomaly#C48F00
Tritanopia#ED6262
Tritanomaly#EC644D
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB680A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb680a: #EB680A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB680A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb680a': '#EB680A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.408, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_eb680a">#EB680A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB680A"

More Orange Colors

#EB680A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB680A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB680A?

#EB680A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(235, 104, 10) in RGB and hsl(25, 92%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Orange (#E86100), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.68.

What is the RGB value of #EB680A?

#EB680A is rgb(235, 104, 10) — red 235, green 104, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB680A?

#EB680A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 96%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB680A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB680A scores 3.22:1 against white and 6.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB680A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB680A 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 14.37, which is visibly different.

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