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#EBCB93 Color

#EBCB93 is rgb(235, 203, 147) in RGB, hsl(38, 69%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBCB93
HEX#EBCB93
RGBrgb(235, 203, 147)
HSLhsl(38, 69%, 75%)
HSVhsv(38, 37%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.081 81.2)
LABlab(83.48% 6.00 32.36)
LCHlch(83.48% 32.91 79.49)

What #EBCB93 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 #EBCB93, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 5.36Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 5.77Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.26Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 7.93Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 10.24Moccasin#FFE4B5ΔE 10.38

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EBCB93 Channel Values

How #EBCB93 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 203 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 69% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 37% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 37% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBCB93 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBCB93 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBCB93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBCB93; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EBCB93
Complementary
#93B4EB
Analogous
#EB9F93
Analogous
#E0EB93
Triadic
#93EBCB
Triadic
#CB93EB
Split comp.
#93E0EB
Split comp.
#9F93EB

Tints & Shades of #EBCB93

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

#EED1A0
#F1DAB1
#F3E0BE
#F6E6CB
#F8ECD8
#FBF5E9

Shades

#E3B668
#DBA13D
#C28824
#93671B
#674813
#3C2A0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBCB93.

How #EBCB93 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#EBCB93
Protanopia#D1D193
Protanomaly#DCCF93
Deuteranopia#D6D691
Deuteranomaly#DFD292
Tritanopia#F0C5C5
Tritanomaly#EEC7B3
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBCB93 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebcb93: #EBCB93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBCB93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebcb93': '#EBCB93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.796, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_ebcb93">#EBCB93</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBCB93"

More Orange Colors

#EBCB93 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EBCB93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBCB93?

#EBCB93 is a light orange — rgb(235, 203, 147) in RGB and hsl(38, 69%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #EBCB93?

#EBCB93 is rgb(235, 203, 147) — red 235, green 203, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBCB93?

#EBCB93 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBCB93 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBCB93 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBCB93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBCB93 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 7.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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