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#EBB866 Color

#EBB866 is rgb(235, 184, 102) in RGB, hsl(37, 77%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 57%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sunray (#E3AB57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBB866
HEX#EBB866
RGBrgb(235, 184, 102)
HSLhsl(37, 77%, 66%)
HSVhsv(37, 57%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 57%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.116 77.8)
LABlab(78.26% 12.33 48.47)
LCHlch(78.26% 50.01 75.73)

What #EBB866 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 #EBB866, 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.

#EBB866 Channel Values

How #EBB866 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 184 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 77% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 57% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 57% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBB866 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBB866

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBB866; 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 #EBB866

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 #EBB866 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#EBB866
Protanopia#C2C265
Protanomaly#D4BE66
Deuteranopia#CBCB62
Deuteranomaly#D8C464
Tritanopia#F0B0B0
Tritanomaly#EEB398
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBB866 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebb866: #EBB866;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBB866;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebb866': '#EBB866' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.722, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_ebb866">#EBB866</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBB866"

More Orange Colors

#EBB866 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBB866 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBB866?

#EBB866 is a light orange — rgb(235, 184, 102) in RGB and hsl(37, 77%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sunray (#E3AB57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #EBB866?

#EBB866 is rgb(235, 184, 102) — red 235, green 184, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBB866?

#EBB866 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 57%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBB866 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBB866 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBB866 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBB866 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 13.96, which is visibly different.

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