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#EB833D Color

#EB833D is rgb(235, 131, 61) in RGB, hsl(24, 81%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 74%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Orange (#F99245), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB833D
HEX#EB833D
RGBrgb(235, 131, 61)
HSLhsl(24, 81%, 58%)
HSVhsv(24, 74%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 74%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.152 51.5)
LABlab(65.78% 37.15 54.42)
LCHlch(65.78% 65.90 55.68)

What #EB833D 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 #EB833D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 5.78Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 7.94Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 8.87Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 9.5Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.53Chocolate#D2691EΔE 9.89

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

#EB833D Channel Values

How #EB833D 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 131 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 81% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 74% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 74% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB833D 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB833D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB833D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB833D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EB833D
Complementary
#3DA5EB
Analogous
#EB3D4E
Analogous
#EBD93D
Triadic
#3DEB83
Triadic
#833DEB
Split comp.
#3DEBD9
Split comp.
#3D4EEB

Tints & Shades of #EB833D

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

#EE9459
#F0A370
#F3B58C
#F6C7A7
#F9D8C3
#FBE7DA

Shades

#E76B18
#C65C15
#A24B11
#7D3A0D
#582909
#371A06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EB833D.

How #EB833D 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#EB833D
Protanopia#9B9B3B
Protanomaly#C1923C
Deuteranopia#AFAF30
Deuteranomaly#CA9F36
Tritanopia#EE7D7D
Tritanomaly#ED7F69
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB833D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb833d: #EB833D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB833D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb833d': '#EB833D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.514, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_eb833d">#EB833D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB833D"

More Orange Colors

#EB833D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EB833D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB833D?

#EB833D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(235, 131, 61) in RGB and hsl(24, 81%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Orange (#F99245), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.78.

What is the RGB value of #EB833D?

#EB833D is rgb(235, 131, 61) — red 235, green 131, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB833D?

#EB833D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 74%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB833D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB833D scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB833D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB833D 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 9.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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