Skip to content

#EB7500 Color

#EB7500 is rgb(235, 117, 0) in RGB, hsl(30, 100%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tangerine (#F28500), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB7500
HEX#EB7500
RGBrgb(235, 117, 0)
HSLhsl(30, 100%, 46%)
HSVhsv(30, 100%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.175 52.8)
LABlab(62.71% 42.97 70.31)
LCHlch(62.71% 82.40 58.57)

What #EB7500 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 #EB7500, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tangerine#F28500ΔE 7.13Orange (Color Wheel)#FF7F00ΔE 7.26Amber (Sae/ece)#FF7E00ΔE 7.28Heat Wave#FF7A00ΔE 7.71Medium Orange#FF7802ΔE 7.98Safety Orange#FF7800ΔE 8.11

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

#EB7500 Channel Values

How #EB7500 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 117 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 100% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 100% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 100% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB7500 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB7500 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB7500

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB7500; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EB7500
Complementary
#0075EB
Analogous
#EB0000
Analogous
#EBEB00
Triadic
#00EB75
Triadic
#7500EB
Split comp.
#00EBEB
Split comp.
#0000EB

Tints & Shades of #EB7500

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

#FF870F
#FF9C38
#FFAD5C
#FFC285
#FFD4A8
#FFE8D1

Shades

#CC6600
#AD5700
#8F4700
#703800
#522900
#331A00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EB7500.

How #EB7500 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#EB7500
Protanopia#929200
Protanomaly#BC8800
Deuteranopia#A8A800
Deuteranomaly#C79700
Tritanopia#EE6E6E
Tritanomaly#ED7156
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB7500 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb7500: #EB7500;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB7500;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb7500': '#EB7500' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.459, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_eb7500">#EB7500</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB7500"

More Orange Colors

#EB7500 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EB7500 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB7500?

#EB7500 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(235, 117, 0) in RGB and hsl(30, 100%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tangerine (#F28500), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #EB7500?

#EB7500 is rgb(235, 117, 0) — red 235, green 117, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB7500?

#EB7500 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB7500 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB7500 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB7500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB7500 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 darkorange (#FF8C00) at a CIE76 distance of 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #EB7500 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.