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#EDA135 Color

#EDA135 is rgb(237, 161, 53) in RGB, hsl(35, 84%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 78%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Honey (#EBA937), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDA135
HEX#EDA135
RGBrgb(237, 161, 53)
HSLhsl(35, 84%, 57%)
HSVhsv(35, 78%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 78%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.147 70.9)
LABlab(72.63% 22.75 64.18)
LCHlch(72.63% 68.09 70.49)

What #EDA135 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 #EDA135, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EDA135 Channel Values

How #EDA135 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 161 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 84% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 78% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 78% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDA135 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDA135

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDA135; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDA135

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDA135.

How #EDA135 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#EDA135
Protanopia#B1B133
Protanomaly#CCAB34
Deuteranopia#BFBF29
Deuteranomaly#D3B42E
Tritanopia#F29898
Tritanomaly#F09C7D
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDA135 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eda135: #EDA135;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDA135;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eda135': '#EDA135' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.631, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_eda135">#EDA135</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDA135"

More Orange Colors

#EDA135 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDA135 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDA135?

#EDA135 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(237, 161, 53) in RGB and hsl(35, 84%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Honey (#EBA937), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #EDA135?

#EDA135 is rgb(237, 161, 53) — red 237, green 161, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDA135?

#EDA135 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 78%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDA135 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDA135 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDA135 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDA135 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 11.54, which is visibly different.

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