Information about #EB990C color

#EB990C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EB990C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(235, 153, 12) — 92.2% red, 60% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 87 / 8. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EB990C is a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gamboge (#E49B0F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rich Orange (#F38D11) and Saffron Gold (#F08F00).

In RGB terms — rgb(235, 153, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EB990C: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EB990C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EB990C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EB990C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EB990C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Rich Orange color link
Rich Orange

#F38D11

Saffron Gold color link
Saffron Gold

#F08F00

Kumquat color link
Kumquat

#FB9912

Bitcoin color link
Bitcoin

#F7931A

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

April Sun color link
April Sun

#FD9800

Harvest Gold color link
Harvest Gold

#DA9100

Morgana color link
Morgana

#FF9012

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EB990C
  • RGB235, 153, 12
  • CMYK0, 32, 87, 8
  • CSSrgb(235, 153, 12)
  • HSL38°, 90%, 48%
  • HSL Precise37.937°, 90.283%, 48.431%
  • HSV38°, 95%, 92%
  • HSB38°, 95%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.922, 0.600, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.922, 0.600, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.922, 0.600, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEB990C
  • DECIMAL ID15440140
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01