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#ED9D64 Color

#ED9D64 is rgb(237, 157, 100) in RGB, hsl(25, 79%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 58%, 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 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED9D64
HEX#ED9D64
RGBrgb(237, 157, 100)
HSLhsl(25, 79%, 66%)
HSVhsv(25, 58%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 58%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.12 55.3)
LABlab(72.09% 26.61 42.34)
LCHlch(72.09% 50.01 57.85)

What #ED9D64 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 #ED9D64, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 5.65Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 6.06Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 6.48Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 6.86Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 8.21Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 9.43

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

#ED9D64 Channel Values

How #ED9D64 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 157 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 79% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 58% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 58% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED9D64 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED9D64 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED9D64

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED9D64; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED9D64
Complementary
#64B4ED
Analogous
#ED646F
Analogous
#EDE164
Triadic
#64ED9D
Triadic
#9D64ED
Split comp.
#64EDE1
Split comp.
#646FED

Tints & Shades of #ED9D64

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

#EFAB7B
#F2B78D
#F4C5A4
#F6D1B6
#F9DFCD
#FBEBDF

Shades

#E8833B
#DB6A1A
#B25615
#8D4511
#64310C
#3B1D07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED9D64.

How #ED9D64 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#ED9D64
Protanopia#AEAE63
Protanomaly#CAA863
Deuteranopia#BCBC5F
Deuteranomaly#D2B161
Tritanopia#F09797
Tritanomaly#EF9A86
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED9D64 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed9d64: #ED9D64;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED9D64;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed9d64': '#ED9D64' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.616, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_ed9d64">#ED9D64</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED9D64"

More Orange Colors

#ED9D64 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#ED9D64 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED9D64?

#ED9D64 is a light orange — rgb(237, 157, 100) in RGB and hsl(25, 79%, 66%) 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 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #ED9D64?

#ED9D64 is rgb(237, 157, 100) — red 237, green 157, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED9D64?

#ED9D64 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 58%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED9D64 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED9D64 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED9D64 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED9D64 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 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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