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#ED9107 Color

#ED9107 is rgb(237, 145, 7) in RGB, hsl(36, 94%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 97%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Carrot Orange (#ED9121), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED9107
HEX#ED9107
RGBrgb(237, 145, 7)
HSLhsl(36, 94%, 48%)
HSVhsv(36, 97%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 97%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.163 66)
LABlab(68.86% 30.10 72.91)
LCHlch(68.86% 78.88 67.57)

What #ED9107 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 #ED9107, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 5.13Fulvous#E48400ΔE 5.34Orange (RYB)#FB9902ΔE 5.51Vivid Gamboge#FF9900ΔE 7.06Neon Tangerine#F6890AΔE 7.64Cantaloupe#FFA62BΔE 7.68

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

#ED9107 Channel Values

How #ED9107 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 145 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 94% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 97% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 97% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED9107 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED9107 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED9107

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED9107; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED9107
Complementary
#0763ED
Analogous
#ED1E07
Analogous
#D6ED07
Triadic
#07ED91
Triadic
#9107ED
Split comp.
#07D6ED
Split comp.
#1E07ED

Tints & Shades of #ED9107

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

#F8A220
#F9B043
#FABF66
#FBCF8D
#FDDEB0
#FEECD2

Shades

#D07F06
#AD6A05
#8F5804
#724604
#543303
#311E02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED9107.

How #ED9107 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#ED9107
Protanopia#A6A600
Protanomaly#C69E02
Deuteranopia#B6B600
Deuteranomaly#CEA900
Tritanopia#F18888
Tritanomaly#F08C6C
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED9107 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed9107: #ED9107;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED9107;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed9107': '#ED9107' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.569, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_ed9107">#ED9107</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED9107"

More Orange Colors

#ED9107 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#ED9107 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED9107?

#ED9107 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(237, 145, 7) in RGB and hsl(36, 94%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ED9121), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #ED9107?

#ED9107 is rgb(237, 145, 7) — red 237, green 145, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED9107?

#ED9107 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 97%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED9107 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED9107 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED9107 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED9107 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 orange (#FFA500) at a CIE76 distance of 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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