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#EBA184 Color

#EBA184 is rgb(235, 161, 132) in RGB, hsl(17, 72%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBA184
HEX#EBA184
RGBrgb(235, 161, 132)
HSLhsl(17, 72%, 72%)
HSVhsv(17, 44%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.097 42.2)
LABlab(73.18% 25.84 26.82)
LCHlch(73.18% 37.24 46.06)

What #EBA184 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 #EBA184, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 5.21Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 8.3Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 8.95Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.38Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 9.56Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 9.64

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

#EBA184 Channel Values

How #EBA184 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 161 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 72% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 44% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 44% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBA184 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBA184 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBA184

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBA184; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EBA184
Complementary
#84CEEB
Analogous
#EB849A
Analogous
#EBD584
Triadic
#84EBA1
Triadic
#A184EB
Split comp.
#84EBD5
Split comp.
#849AEB

Tints & Shades of #EBA184

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

#EEAF96
#F0B9A3
#F3C6B4
#F6D4C6
#F9E1D8
#FBEBE5

Shades

#E48058
#DD6231
#BD4B1F
#913A18
#652810
#3D190A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBA184.

How #EBA184 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#EBA184
Protanopia#B1B183
Protanomaly#CBAB84
Deuteranopia#BEBE80
Deuteranomaly#D1B382
Tritanopia#ED9E9E
Tritanomaly#EC9F94
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBA184 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eba184: #EBA184;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBA184;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eba184': '#EBA184' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.631, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_eba184">#EBA184</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBA184"

More Orange Colors

#EBA184 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EBA184 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBA184?

#EBA184 is a light orange — rgb(235, 161, 132) in RGB and hsl(17, 72%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #EBA184?

#EBA184 is rgb(235, 161, 132) — red 235, green 161, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBA184?

#EBA184 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBA184 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBA184 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBA184 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBA184 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 5.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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