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#ED6612 Color

#ED6612 is rgb(237, 102, 18) in RGB, hsl(23, 86%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 92%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Orange (#E86100), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED6612
HEX#ED6612
RGBrgb(237, 102, 18)
HSLhsl(23, 86%, 50%)
HSVhsv(23, 92%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 92%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.186 45)
LABlab(60.25% 50.74 65.95)
LCHlch(60.25% 83.21 52.43)

What #ED6612 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 #ED6612, 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.

#ED6612 Channel Values

How #ED6612 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 237 · G 102 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 86% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 92% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 92% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.23:1 vs white · 6.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED6612 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 text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED6612 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED6612

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED6612; 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 #ED6612

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 #ED6612.

How #ED6612 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#ED6612
Protanopia#8A8A09
Protanomaly#BA7D0D
Deuteranopia#A4A400
Deuteranomaly#C58F00
Tritanopia#EF6060
Tritanomaly#EE624C
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED6612 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed6612: #ED6612;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED6612;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed6612': '#ED6612' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.400, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_ed6612">#ED6612</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED6612"

More Orange Colors

#ED6612 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED6612 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED6612?

#ED6612 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(237, 102, 18) in RGB and hsl(23, 86%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Orange (#E86100), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.69.

What is the RGB value of #ED6612?

#ED6612 is rgb(237, 102, 18) — red 237, green 102, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED6612?

#ED6612 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 92%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED6612 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED6612 scores 3.23:1 against white and 6.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED6612 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED6612 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 14.69, which is visibly different.

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