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#EBD7BC Color

#EBD7BC is rgb(235, 215, 188) in RGB, hsl(34, 54%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl (#EAE0C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBD7BC
HEX#EBD7BC
RGBrgb(235, 215, 188)
HSLhsl(34, 54%, 83%)
HSVhsv(34, 20%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.042 75.4)
LABlab(87.12% 4.02 16.02)
LCHlch(87.12% 16.51 75.91)

What #EBD7BC 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 #EBD7BC, 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.

#EBD7BC Channel Values

How #EBD7BC 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 215 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 54% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 20% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 20% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBD7BC 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBD7BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBD7BC; 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 #EBD7BC

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 #EBD7BC.

How #EBD7BC 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#EBD7BC
Protanopia#DBDBBC
Protanomaly#E1D9BC
Deuteranopia#DEDEBB
Deuteranomaly#E3DBBC
Tritanopia#EED4D4
Tritanomaly#EDD5CB
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBD7BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebd7bc: #EBD7BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBD7BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebd7bc': '#EBD7BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.843, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_ebd7bc">#EBD7BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBD7BC"

More Orange Colors

#EBD7BC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBD7BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBD7BC?

#EBD7BC is a lightest orange — rgb(235, 215, 188) in RGB and hsl(34, 54%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl (#EAE0C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #EBD7BC?

#EBD7BC is rgb(235, 215, 188) — red 235, green 215, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBD7BC?

#EBD7BC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBD7BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBD7BC scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBD7BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBD7BC 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 bisque (#FFE4C4) at a CIE76 distance of 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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