Close to Salmon Orange
#EB855F
#EB855F is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 92.2% red, 52.2% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 16°, with 78% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EB855F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.61:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.05:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.61:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.05:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EB855F as they’d see it.
#EB855F in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EB855F
What color is #EB855F?
#EB855F is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 92.2% red, 52.2% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 16°, with 78% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EB855F in RGB?
#EB855F is rgb(235, 133, 95): 235 red, 133 green, and 95 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EB855F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 43, 60, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EB855F?
PANTONE 1635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EB855F?
Its complement #26ADD6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.