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#ED7935 Color

#ED7935 is rgb(237, 121, 53) in RGB, hsl(22, 84%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 78%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mango Tango (#FF8243), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED7935
HEX#ED7935
RGBrgb(237, 121, 53)
HSLhsl(22, 84%, 57%)
HSVhsv(22, 78%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 78%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.163 47.7)
LABlab(63.97% 42.56 56.41)
LCHlch(63.97% 70.66 52.97)

What #ED7935 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 #ED7935, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 5.48Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 6.31Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 7.87Chocolate#D2691EΔE 8.14Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 8.76Orange (Crayola)#FF7538ΔE 9.05

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#ED7935 Channel Values

How #ED7935 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 121 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 84% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 78% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 78% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED7935 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 text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED7935 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED7935

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED7935; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED7935
Complementary
#35AAED
Analogous
#ED354E
Analogous
#EDD535
Triadic
#35ED79
Triadic
#7935ED
Split comp.
#35EDD5
Split comp.
#354EED

Tints & Shades of #ED7935

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

#F08C51
#F29E6E
#F5B18A
#F7C1A1
#F9D3BD
#FCE6D9

Shades

#E66114
#C55311
#A0430E
#7F350B
#592608
#381805

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED7935.

How #ED7935 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#ED7935
Protanopia#969633
Protanomaly#BF8B34
Deuteranopia#ABAB24
Deuteranomaly#C99A2B
Tritanopia#EF7373
Tritanomaly#EE7560
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED7935 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed7935: #ED7935;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED7935;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed7935': '#ED7935' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.475, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_ed7935">#ED7935</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED7935"

More Orange Colors

#ED7935 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#ED7935 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED7935?

#ED7935 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(237, 121, 53) in RGB and hsl(22, 84%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mango Tango (#FF8243), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #ED7935?

#ED7935 is rgb(237, 121, 53) — red 237, green 121, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED7935?

#ED7935 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 78%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED7935 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED7935 scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED7935 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED7935 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 8.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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