What color is #EBA937?

#EBA937 is a vivid orange known as Honey. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Honey?

The RGB value is 235, 169, 55: 235 red, 169 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Honey?

The complementary color is #3779EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBA937?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Honey color: hex code #EBA937

#EBA937 rgb(235, 169, 55)

Shades of orange

Honey has the hex code #EBA937. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 66.3% green and 21.6% blue (235, 169, 55).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 82% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 77% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

Honey (#EBA937) color codes

HEX	`#EBA937`
RGB	`rgb(235, 169, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 66.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 82%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 77%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 77%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.75, 14.45, 64.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.75, 66.21, 77.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.142, 46.318, 9.966)`
Decimal	`15444279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Honey, 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 #EBA937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBA937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #EBA937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eba937; }
.text { color: #eba937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eba937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 169 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eba937, #d3eb37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EBA937 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBA937?: #EBA937 is a vivid orange known as Honey. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Honey?: The RGB value is 235, 169, 55: 235 red, 169 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Honey?: The complementary color is #3779EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBA937?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.