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#EDA073 Color

#EDA073 is rgb(237, 160, 115) in RGB, hsl(22, 77%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 51%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDA073
HEX#EDA073
RGBrgb(237, 160, 115)
HSLhsl(22, 77%, 69%)
HSVhsv(22, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 51%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.11 50.8)
LABlab(72.95% 25.98 35.61)
LCHlch(72.95% 44.08 53.89)

What #EDA073 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 #EDA073, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 6.89Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 7.87Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 8.11Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.62Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 8.68Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 8.68

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

#EDA073 Channel Values

How #EDA073 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 160 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 77% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 51% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDA073 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDA073 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDA073

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDA073; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDA073
Complementary
#73C0ED
Analogous
#ED7383
Analogous
#EDDD73
Triadic
#73EDA0
Triadic
#A073ED
Split comp.
#73EDDD
Split comp.
#7383ED

Tints & Shades of #EDA073

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

#EFAC85
#F2B897
#F4C5A9
#F7D4C0
#F9E0D2
#FBEDE4

Shades

#E8844A
#E2651D
#B95318
#904113
#682F0D
#3B1A08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDA073.

How #EDA073 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#EDA073
Protanopia#B0B072
Protanomaly#CBAA73
Deuteranopia#BEBE6F
Deuteranomaly#D3B370
Tritanopia#F09B9B
Tritanomaly#EF9D8D
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDA073 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eda073: #EDA073;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDA073;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eda073': '#EDA073' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.627, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_eda073">#EDA073</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDA073"

More Orange Colors

#EDA073 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EDA073 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDA073?

#EDA073 is a light orange — rgb(237, 160, 115) in RGB and hsl(22, 77%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.89.

What is the RGB value of #EDA073?

#EDA073 is rgb(237, 160, 115) — red 237, green 160, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDA073?

#EDA073 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 51%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDA073 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDA073 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDA073 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDA073 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 7.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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