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#EBB184 Color

#EBB184 is rgb(235, 177, 132) in RGB, hsl(26, 72%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 44%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBB184
HEX#EBB184
RGBrgb(235, 177, 132)
HSLhsl(26, 72%, 72%)
HSVhsv(26, 44%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 44%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.09 58.8)
LABlab(76.92% 17.77 31.67)
LCHlch(76.92% 36.32 60.70)

What #EBB184 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 #EBB184, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 7.16Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 7.21Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 7.35Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 7.44Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.5Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 8.56

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

#EBB184 Channel Values

How #EBB184 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 177 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 72% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 44% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 44% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBB184 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBB184 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBB184

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBB184; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EBB184
Complementary
#84BEEB
Analogous
#EB848B
Analogous
#EBE484
Triadic
#84EBB1
Triadic
#B184EB
Split comp.
#84EBE4
Split comp.
#848BEB

Tints & Shades of #EBB184

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

#EEBC96
#F0C4A3
#F3CFB4
#F6DBC6
#F9E6D8
#FBEEE5

Shades

#E49558
#DD7C31
#BD631F
#914C18
#653510
#3D200A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBB184.

How #EBB184 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#EBB184
Protanopia#BDBD84
Protanomaly#D1B884
Deuteranopia#C7C781
Deuteranomaly#D6BE82
Tritanopia#EEACAC
Tritanomaly#EDAE9E
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBB184 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebb184: #EBB184;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBB184;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebb184': '#EBB184' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.694, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_ebb184">#EBB184</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBB184"

More Orange Colors

#EBB184 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EBB184 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBB184?

#EBB184 is a light orange — rgb(235, 177, 132) in RGB and hsl(26, 72%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #EBB184?

#EBB184 is rgb(235, 177, 132) — red 235, green 177, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBB184?

#EBB184 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 44%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBB184 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBB184 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBB184 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBB184 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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