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#EBCFA8 Color

#EBCFA8 is rgb(235, 207, 168) in RGB, hsl(35, 63%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wheat (#F5DEB3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBCFA8
HEX#EBCFA8
RGBrgb(235, 207, 168)
HSLhsl(35, 63%, 79%)
HSVhsv(35, 29%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.06 75.9)
LABlab(84.79% 5.91 23.24)
LCHlch(84.79% 23.98 75.74)

What #EBCFA8 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 #EBCFA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wheat#F5DEB3ΔE 5.47Blush Peach#FFDAB9ΔE 6.48Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 6.94Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 6.99Very Pale Orange#FFDFBFΔE 7.22Dutch White#EFDFBBΔE 7.26

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

#EBCFA8 Channel Values

How #EBCFA8 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 207 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 63% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 29% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 29% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBCFA8 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBCFA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBCFA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBCFA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EBCFA8
Complementary
#A8C4EB
Analogous
#EBADA8
Analogous
#E6EBA8
Triadic
#A8EBCF
Triadic
#CFA8EB
Split comp.
#A8E6EB
Split comp.
#ADA8EB

Tints & Shades of #EBCFA8

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

#EED6B4
#F0DABC
#F3E1C9
#F6E8D5
#F8EFE2
#FAF4EA

Shades

#E1B67A
#D79F50
#C3842C
#966522
#684618
#3E2A0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBCFA8.

How #EBCFA8 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#EBCFA8
Protanopia#D4D4A8
Protanomaly#DED2A8
Deuteranopia#D9D9A7
Deuteranomaly#E0D5A7
Tritanopia#EFCBCB
Tritanomaly#EDCCBE
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBCFA8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebcfa8: #EBCFA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBCFA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebcfa8': '#EBCFA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.812, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_ebcfa8">#EBCFA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBCFA8"

More Orange Colors

#EBCFA8 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EBCFA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBCFA8?

#EBCFA8 is a light orange — rgb(235, 207, 168) in RGB and hsl(35, 63%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wheat (#F5DEB3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #EBCFA8?

#EBCFA8 is rgb(235, 207, 168) — red 235, green 207, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBCFA8?

#EBCFA8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBCFA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBCFA8 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBCFA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBCFA8 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 5.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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