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#EB9F70 Color

#EB9F70 is rgb(235, 159, 112) in RGB, hsl(23, 75%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 52%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB9F70
HEX#EB9F70
RGBrgb(235, 159, 112)
HSLhsl(23, 75%, 68%)
HSVhsv(23, 52%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 52%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.11 52.2)
LABlab(72.44% 25.49 36.50)
LCHlch(72.44% 44.52 55.07)

What #EB9F70 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 #EB9F70, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 6.53Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 7.66Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 7.89Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 7.97Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 8.49Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 8.56

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

#EB9F70 Channel Values

How #EB9F70 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 159 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 75% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 52% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 52% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB9F70 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB9F70 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB9F70

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB9F70; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EB9F70
Complementary
#70BCEB
Analogous
#EB707E
Analogous
#EBDC70
Triadic
#70EB9F
Triadic
#9F70EB
Split comp.
#70EBDC
Split comp.
#707EEB

Tints & Shades of #EB9F70

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

#EDAB82
#F0BA98
#F3C6AA
#F5D2BC
#F8DECE
#FBEDE4

Shades

#E58448
#DF6920
#B7561A
#8A4114
#622E0E
#3A1B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EB9F70.

How #EB9F70 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#EB9F70
Protanopia#AFAF6F
Protanomaly#CAA970
Deuteranopia#BDBD6C
Deuteranomaly#D1B26D
Tritanopia#EE9A9A
Tritanomaly#ED9C8B
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB9F70 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb9f70: #EB9F70;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB9F70;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb9f70': '#EB9F70' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.624, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_eb9f70">#EB9F70</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB9F70"

More Orange Colors

#EB9F70 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EB9F70 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB9F70?

#EB9F70 is a light orange — rgb(235, 159, 112) in RGB and hsl(23, 75%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #EB9F70?

#EB9F70 is rgb(235, 159, 112) — red 235, green 159, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB9F70?

#EB9F70 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 52%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB9F70 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB9F70 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB9F70 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB9F70 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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