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#EDA27D Color

#EDA27D is rgb(237, 162, 125) in RGB, hsl(20, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 47%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDA27D
HEX#EDA27D
RGBrgb(237, 162, 125)
HSLhsl(20, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(20, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.103 47)
LABlab(73.54% 25.63 31.08)
LCHlch(73.54% 40.28 50.49)

What #EDA27D 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 #EDA27D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 5.98Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 7.35Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 8.64Pale Copper#DA8A67ΔE 8.71Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 9.11Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 9.35

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

#EDA27D Channel Values

How #EDA27D 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 162 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDA27D 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDA27D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDA27D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDA27D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDA27D
Complementary
#7DC8ED
Analogous
#ED7D90
Analogous
#EDDB7D
Triadic
#7DEDA2
Triadic
#A27DED
Split comp.
#7DEDDB
Split comp.
#7D90ED

Tints & Shades of #EDA27D

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

#F0AF8F
#F2BCA1
#F5C9B3
#F6D2C0
#F9DFD2
#FBECE4

Shades

#E78250
#E26628
#BC501A
#943F14
#672C0E
#3F1B09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDA27D.

How #EDA27D 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#EDA27D
Protanopia#B2B27C
Protanomaly#CCAC7D
Deuteranopia#BFBF79
Deuteranomaly#D3B47B
Tritanopia#EF9E9E
Tritanomaly#EEA092
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDA27D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eda27d: #EDA27D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDA27D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eda27d': '#EDA27D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.635, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_eda27d">#EDA27D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDA27D"

More Orange Colors

#EDA27D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDA27D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDA27D?

#EDA27D is a light orange — rgb(237, 162, 125) in RGB and hsl(20, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #EDA27D?

#EDA27D is rgb(237, 162, 125) — red 237, green 162, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDA27D?

#EDA27D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDA27D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDA27D scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDA27D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDA27D 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 5.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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