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#EBBCA3 Color

#EBBCA3 is rgb(235, 188, 163) in RGB, hsl(21, 64%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBBCA3
HEX#EBBCA3
RGBrgb(235, 188, 163)
HSLhsl(21, 64%, 78%)
HSVhsv(21, 31%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.064 49.4)
LABlab(80.04% 14.86 19.45)
LCHlch(80.04% 24.47 52.62)

What #EBBCA3 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 #EBBCA3, 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.

#EBBCA3 Channel Values

How #EBBCA3 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 188 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 64% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 31% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 31% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBBCA3 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBBCA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBBCA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBBCA3; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EBBCA3

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 #EBBCA3.

How #EBBCA3 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#EBBCA3
Protanopia#C5C5A3
Protanomaly#D5C2A3
Deuteranopia#CDCDA1
Deuteranomaly#DAC7A2
Tritanopia#EDB9B9
Tritanomaly#ECBAB1
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBBCA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebbca3: #EBBCA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBBCA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebbca3': '#EBBCA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.737, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_ebbca3">#EBBCA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBBCA3"

More Orange Colors

#EBBCA3 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBBCA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBBCA3?

#EBBCA3 is a light orange — rgb(235, 188, 163) in RGB and hsl(21, 64%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #EBBCA3?

#EBBCA3 is rgb(235, 188, 163) — red 235, green 188, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBBCA3?

#EBBCA3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBBCA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBBCA3 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBBCA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBBCA3 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.65, which is visibly different.

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