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#ED9907 Color

#ED9907 is rgb(237, 153, 7) in RGB, hsl(38, 94%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 97%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gamboge (#E49B0F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED9907
HEX#ED9907
RGBrgb(237, 153, 7)
HSLhsl(38, 94%, 48%)
HSVhsv(38, 97%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 97%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.161 70.4)
LABlab(70.66% 26.09 74.00)
LCHlch(70.66% 78.46 70.58)

What #ED9907 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 #ED9907, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gamboge#E49B0FΔE 5.22Cantaloupe#FFA62BΔE 6.04Bright Yellow (Crayola)#FFAA1DΔE 6.39Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 6.58Orange (RYB)#FB9902ΔE 6.61Marigold#EAA221ΔE 6.93

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

#ED9907 Channel Values

How #ED9907 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 153 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 94% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 97% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 97% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED9907 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED9907 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED9907

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED9907; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED9907
Complementary
#075CED
Analogous
#ED2607
Analogous
#CFED07
Triadic
#07ED99
Triadic
#9907ED
Split comp.
#07CFED
Split comp.
#2607ED

Tints & Shades of #ED9907

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

#F8A920
#F9B643
#FAC466
#FBD38D
#FDE0B0
#FEEED2

Shades

#D08606
#AD7005
#8F5C04
#724904
#543603
#312002

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED9907.

How #ED9907 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#ED9907
Protanopia#ABAB00
Protanomaly#C9A402
Deuteranopia#BABA00
Deuteranomaly#D1AE00
Tritanopia#F29090
Tritanomaly#F09472
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED9907 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed9907: #ED9907;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED9907;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed9907': '#ED9907' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.600, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_ed9907">#ED9907</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED9907"

More Orange Colors

#ED9907 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#ED9907 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED9907?

#ED9907 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(237, 153, 7) in RGB and hsl(38, 94%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gamboge (#E49B0F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #ED9907?

#ED9907 is rgb(237, 153, 7) — red 237, green 153, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED9907?

#ED9907 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 97%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED9907 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED9907 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED9907 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED9907 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 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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