What color is #EBC263?

#EBC263 is a light, moderate orange known as French Fry. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of French Fry?

The RGB value is 235, 194, 99: 235 red, 194 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of French Fry?

The complementary color is #638CEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBC263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

French Fry color: hex code #EBC263

#EBC263 rgb(235, 194, 99)

Shades of orange

French Fry has the hex code #EBC263. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 76.1% green and 38.8% blue (235, 194, 99).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 77% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 58% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

French Fry (#EBC263) color codes

HEX	`#EBC263`
RGB	`rgb(235, 194, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 76.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 77%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 58%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 58%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.26, 3.76, 52.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.26, 52.62, 85.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.807, 57.15, 19.893)`
Decimal	`15450723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with French Fry, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EBC263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBC263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EBC263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebc263; }
.text { color: #ebc263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebc263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 194 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebc263, #d0eb63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #EBC263 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBC263?: #EBC263 is a light, moderate orange known as French Fry. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of French Fry?: The RGB value is 235, 194, 99: 235 red, 194 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of French Fry?: The complementary color is #638CEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBC263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.