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#EBB589 Color

#EBB589 is rgb(235, 181, 137) in RGB, hsl(27, 71%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 42%, 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 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBB589
HEX#EBB589
RGBrgb(235, 181, 137)
HSLhsl(27, 71%, 73%)
HSVhsv(27, 42%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 42%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.086 60.4)
LABlab(77.95% 16.14 30.38)
LCHlch(77.95% 34.40 62.02)

What #EBB589 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 #EBB589, 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.

#EBB589 Channel Values

How #EBB589 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 181 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 71% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 42% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 42% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBB589 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBB589 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBB589

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBB589; 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 #EBB589

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBB589.

How #EBB589 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#EBB589
Protanopia#C0C089
Protanomaly#D2BB89
Deuteranopia#C9C986
Deuteranomaly#D7C187
Tritanopia#EEB0B0
Tritanomaly#EDB2A2
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBB589 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebb589: #EBB589;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBB589;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebb589': '#EBB589' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.710, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_ebb589">#EBB589</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBB589"

More Orange Colors

#EBB589 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBB589 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBB589?

#EBB589 is a light orange — rgb(235, 181, 137) in RGB and hsl(27, 71%, 73%) 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 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #EBB589?

#EBB589 is rgb(235, 181, 137) — red 235, green 181, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBB589?

#EBB589 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 42%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBB589 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBB589 scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBB589 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBB589 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 6.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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