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#EBAD6F Color

#EBAD6F is rgb(235, 173, 111) in RGB, hsl(30, 76%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 53%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBAD6F
HEX#EBAD6F
RGBrgb(235, 173, 111)
HSLhsl(30, 76%, 68%)
HSVhsv(30, 53%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 53%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.107 65.2)
LABlab(75.70% 18.37 41.00)
LCHlch(75.70% 44.93 65.87)

What #EBAD6F 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 #EBAD6F, 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.

#EBAD6F Channel Values

How #EBAD6F 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 173 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 76% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 53% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 53% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBAD6F 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBAD6F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBAD6F; 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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Tints & Shades of #EBAD6F

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.

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How #EBAD6F 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#EBAD6F
Protanopia#BABA6E
Protanomaly#CFB56F
Deuteranopia#C4C46B
Deuteranomaly#D5BB6D
Tritanopia#EFA7A7
Tritanomaly#EDA994
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBAD6F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebad6f: #EBAD6F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBAD6F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebad6f': '#EBAD6F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.678, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_ebad6f">#EBAD6F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBAD6F"

More Orange Colors

#EBAD6F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBAD6F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBAD6F?

#EBAD6F is a light orange — rgb(235, 173, 111) in RGB and hsl(30, 76%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.69.

What is the RGB value of #EBAD6F?

#EBAD6F is rgb(235, 173, 111) — red 235, green 173, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBAD6F?

#EBAD6F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 53%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBAD6F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBAD6F scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBAD6F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBAD6F 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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