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#ED9507 Color

#ED9507 is rgb(237, 149, 7) in RGB, hsl(37, 94%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 97%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange (RYB) (#FB9902), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED9507
HEX#ED9507
RGBrgb(237, 149, 7)
HSLhsl(37, 94%, 48%)
HSVhsv(37, 97%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 97%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.162 68.2)
LABlab(69.75% 28.10 73.45)
LCHlch(69.75% 78.64 69.06)

What #ED9507 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 #ED9507, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Orange (RYB)#FB9902ΔE 5.65Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 6.16Cantaloupe#FFA62BΔE 6.53Gamboge#E49B0FΔE 6.93Vivid Orange Peel#FFA000ΔE 7.15Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 7.32

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

#ED9507 Channel Values

How #ED9507 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 149 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 94% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 97% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 97% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED9507 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED9507 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED9507

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED9507; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED9507
Complementary
#0760ED
Analogous
#ED2207
Analogous
#D3ED07
Triadic
#07ED95
Triadic
#9507ED
Split comp.
#07D3ED
Split comp.
#2207ED

Tints & Shades of #ED9507

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

#F8A520
#F9B343
#FAC166
#FBD18D
#FDDFB0
#FEEDD2

Shades

#D08306
#AD6D05
#8F5A04
#724804
#543503
#311F02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED9507.

How #ED9507 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#ED9507
Protanopia#A8A800
Protanomaly#C8A102
Deuteranopia#B8B800
Deuteranomaly#D0AB00
Tritanopia#F28C8C
Tritanomaly#F0906F
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED9507 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed9507: #ED9507;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED9507;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed9507': '#ED9507' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.584, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_ed9507">#ED9507</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED9507"

More Orange Colors

#ED9507 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#ED9507 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED9507?

#ED9507 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(237, 149, 7) in RGB and hsl(37, 94%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange (RYB) (#FB9902), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #ED9507?

#ED9507 is rgb(237, 149, 7) — red 237, green 149, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED9507?

#ED9507 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 97%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED9507 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED9507 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED9507 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED9507 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 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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