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#ED9650 Color

#ED9650 is rgb(237, 150, 80) in RGB, hsl(27, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 66%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED9650
HEX#ED9650
RGBrgb(237, 150, 80)
HSLhsl(27, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(27, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 66%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.135 57.4)
LABlab(70.31% 29.19 50.27)
LCHlch(70.31% 58.13 59.86)

What #ED9650 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 #ED9650, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 6.14Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 6.24Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 7.78Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 8.48Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 9.02Peru#CD853FΔE 9.79

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

#ED9650 Channel Values

How #ED9650 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 150 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 66% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED9650 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 text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED9650 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED9650

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED9650; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED9650
Complementary
#50A6ED
Analogous
#ED5057
Analogous
#EDE550
Triadic
#50ED96
Triadic
#9650ED
Split comp.
#50EDE5
Split comp.
#5057ED

Tints & Shades of #ED9650

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

#EFA467
#F1B27E
#F4C095
#F7D0B1
#F9DEC8
#FCECDF

Shades

#E9802B
#D06916
#AB5712
#86440E
#61310A
#371C06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED9650.

How #ED9650 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#ED9650
Protanopia#A9A94F
Protanomaly#C8A24F
Deuteranopia#B9B948
Deuteranomaly#D0AC4B
Tritanopia#F18F8F
Tritanomaly#EF927B
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED9650 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed9650: #ED9650;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED9650;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed9650': '#ED9650' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.588, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_ed9650">#ED9650</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED9650"

More Orange Colors

#ED9650 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#ED9650 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED9650?

#ED9650 is a light orange — rgb(237, 150, 80) in RGB and hsl(27, 81%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #ED9650?

#ED9650 is rgb(237, 150, 80) — red 237, green 150, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED9650?

#ED9650 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 66%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED9650 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED9650 scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED9650 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED9650 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 6.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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