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#EBCC9E Color

#EBCC9E is rgb(235, 204, 158) in RGB, hsl(36, 66%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBCC9E
HEX#EBCC9E
RGBrgb(235, 204, 158)
HSLhsl(36, 66%, 77%)
HSVhsv(36, 33%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.07 77.4)
LABlab(83.88% 6.45 27.23)
LCHlch(83.88% 27.98 76.66)

What #EBCC9E 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 #EBCC9E, 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.

#EBCC9E Channel Values

How #EBCC9E 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 204 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 66% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 33% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 33% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBCC9E 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBCC9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBCC9E; 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 #EBCC9E

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBCC9E.

How #EBCC9E 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#EBCC9E
Protanopia#D2D29E
Protanomaly#DCCF9E
Deuteranopia#D7D79D
Deuteranomaly#DFD39D
Tritanopia#EFC7C7
Tritanomaly#EDC9B8
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBCC9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebcc9e: #EBCC9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBCC9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebcc9e': '#EBCC9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.800, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_ebcc9e">#EBCC9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBCC9E"

More Orange Colors

#EBCC9E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBCC9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBCC9E?

#EBCC9E is a light orange — rgb(235, 204, 158) in RGB and hsl(36, 66%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.68.

What is the RGB value of #EBCC9E?

#EBCC9E is rgb(235, 204, 158) — red 235, green 204, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBCC9E?

#EBCC9E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBCC9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBCC9E scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBCC9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBCC9E 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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