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#EBC593 Color

#EBC593 is rgb(235, 197, 147) in RGB, hsl(34, 69%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 37%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBC593
HEX#EBC593
RGBrgb(235, 197, 147)
HSLhsl(34, 69%, 75%)
HSVhsv(34, 37%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 37%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.078 74.1)
LABlab(81.99% 8.96 30.43)
LCHlch(81.99% 31.72 73.59)

What #EBC593 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 #EBC593, 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.

#EBC593 Channel Values

How #EBC593 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 197 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 69% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 37% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 37% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBC593 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBC593

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBC593; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EBC593

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 #EBC593.

How #EBC593 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#EBC593
Protanopia#CCCC93
Protanomaly#D9C993
Deuteranopia#D3D391
Deuteranomaly#DDCD92
Tritanopia#EFC0C0
Tritanomaly#EEC2B0
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBC593 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebc593: #EBC593;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBC593;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebc593': '#EBC593' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.773, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_ebc593">#EBC593</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBC593"

More Orange Colors

#EBC593 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBC593 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBC593?

#EBC593 is a light orange — rgb(235, 197, 147) in RGB and hsl(34, 69%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.89.

What is the RGB value of #EBC593?

#EBC593 is rgb(235, 197, 147) — red 235, green 197, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBC593?

#EBC593 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 37%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBC593 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBC593 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBC593 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBC593 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 4.67, which is very hard to tell apart.

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