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#ED9968 Color

#ED9968 is rgb(237, 153, 104) in RGB, hsl(22, 79%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 56%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED9968
HEX#ED9968
RGBrgb(237, 153, 104)
HSLhsl(22, 79%, 67%)
HSVhsv(22, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 56%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.12 50.4)
LABlab(71.23% 28.85 39.26)
LCHlch(71.23% 48.71 53.69)

What #ED9968 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 #ED9968, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 5.36Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 6.74Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 6.94Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 7.28Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 8.51Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 8.55

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

#ED9968 Channel Values

How #ED9968 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 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 79% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 56% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED9968 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED9968

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED9968; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED9968
Complementary
#68BDED
Analogous
#ED687A
Analogous
#EDDC68
Triadic
#68ED99
Triadic
#9968ED
Split comp.
#68EDDC
Split comp.
#687AED

Tints & Shades of #ED9968

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

#EFA57B
#F2B591
#F4C1A4
#F7D1BB
#F9DDCD
#FCECE4

Shades

#E97D3F
#E0631A
#B75115
#8D3E11
#642C0C
#3B1A07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED9968.

How #ED9968 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#ED9968
Protanopia#ABAB67
Protanomaly#C9A467
Deuteranopia#BABA63
Deuteranomaly#D1AE65
Tritanopia#F09494
Tritanomaly#EF9685
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

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Using #ED9968 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed9968: #ED9968;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED9968;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed9968': '#ED9968' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.600, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_ed9968">#ED9968</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED9968"

More Orange Colors

#ED9968 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#ED9968 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED9968?

#ED9968 is a light orange — rgb(237, 153, 104) in RGB and hsl(22, 79%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #ED9968?

#ED9968 is rgb(237, 153, 104) — red 237, green 153, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED9968?

#ED9968 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 56%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED9968 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED9968 scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED9968 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED9968 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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