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#EBBAAD Color

#EBBAAD is rgb(235, 186, 173) in RGB, hsl(13, 61%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBBAAD
HEX#EBBAAD
RGBrgb(235, 186, 173)
HSLhsl(13, 61%, 80%)
HSVhsv(13, 26%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.06 35.3)
LABlab(79.74% 16.83 13.70)
LCHlch(79.74% 21.70 39.16)

What #EBBAAD 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 #EBBAAD, 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 red in the library.

#EBBAAD Channel Values

How #EBBAAD 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 186 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 61% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 26% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 26% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBBAAD 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBBAAD

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EBBAAD

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 #EBBAAD.

How #EBBAAD 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#EBBAAD
Protanopia#C4C4AD
Protanomaly#D4C0AD
Deuteranopia#CCCCAB
Deuteranomaly#D9C5AC
Tritanopia#ECB8B8
Tritanomaly#ECB9B4
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBBAAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebbaad: #EBBAAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBBAAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebbaad': '#EBBAAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.729, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_ebbaad">#EBBAAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBBAAD"

More Red Colors

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

#EBBAAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBBAAD?

#EBBAAD is a lightest red — rgb(235, 186, 173) in RGB and hsl(13, 61%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #EBBAAD?

#EBBAAD is rgb(235, 186, 173) — red 235, green 186, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBBAAD?

#EBBAAD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBBAAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBBAAD scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBBAAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBBAAD 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.16, which is visibly different.

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