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#EDA16E Color

#EDA16E is rgb(237, 161, 110) in RGB, hsl(24, 78%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 54%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDA16E
HEX#EDA16E
RGBrgb(237, 161, 110)
HSLhsl(24, 78%, 68%)
HSVhsv(24, 54%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 54%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.112 54.1)
LABlab(73.11% 25.17 38.43)
LCHlch(73.11% 45.94 56.78)

What #EDA16E 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 #EDA16E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 6.3Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 7.2Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 7.61Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 7.76Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 8.4Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 8.81

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

#EDA16E Channel Values

How #EDA16E 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 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 78% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 54% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 54% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDA16E 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDA16E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDA16E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDA16E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDA16E
Complementary
#6EBAED
Analogous
#ED6E7A
Analogous
#EDE06E
Triadic
#6EEDA1
Triadic
#A16EED
Split comp.
#6EEDE0
Split comp.
#6E7AED

Tints & Shades of #EDA16E

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

#EFAC80
#F2BB97
#F4C7A9
#F7D3BB
#F9DFCD
#FCEDE4

Shades

#E88645
#E36C1C
#BA5817
#8D4311
#642F0C
#3B1C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDA16E.

How #EDA16E 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#EDA16E
Protanopia#B1B16D
Protanomaly#CCAB6E
Deuteranopia#BFBF69
Deuteranomaly#D3B46B
Tritanopia#F09C9C
Tritanomaly#EF9E8C
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDA16E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eda16e: #EDA16E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDA16E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eda16e': '#EDA16E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.631, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_eda16e">#EDA16E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDA16E"

More Orange Colors

#EDA16E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDA16E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDA16E?

#EDA16E is a light orange — rgb(237, 161, 110) in RGB and hsl(24, 78%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #EDA16E?

#EDA16E is rgb(237, 161, 110) — red 237, green 161, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDA16E?

#EDA16E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 54%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDA16E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDA16E scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDA16E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDA16E 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 9.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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