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#EDA287 Color

#EDA287 is rgb(237, 162, 135) in RGB, hsl(16, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 43%, 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 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDA287
HEX#EDA287
RGBrgb(237, 162, 135)
HSLhsl(16, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(16, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 43%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.097 40.6)
LABlab(73.68% 26.35 25.92)
LCHlch(73.68% 36.97 44.53)

What #EDA287 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 #EDA287, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 5.49Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 8.48Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 8.56Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 8.59Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 9.94Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 10.13

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

#EDA287 Channel Values

How #EDA287 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 43% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDA287 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDA287 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDA287

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDA287; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDA287
Complementary
#87D2ED
Analogous
#ED879F
Analogous
#EDD587
Triadic
#87EDA2
Triadic
#A287ED
Split comp.
#87EDD5
Split comp.
#879FED

Tints & Shades of #EDA287

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

#F0B099
#F2BAA6
#F4C8B8
#F6D2C5
#F9E0D7
#FBEAE4

Shades

#E6805B
#E05E2E
#BF481D
#973917
#6A2810
#3E1709

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDA287.

How #EDA287 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#EDA287
Protanopia#B2B286
Protanomaly#CCAC87
Deuteranopia#BFBF83
Deuteranomaly#D3B485
Tritanopia#EF9F9F
Tritanomaly#EEA096
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDA287 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eda287: #EDA287;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDA287;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eda287': '#EDA287' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.635, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_eda287">#EDA287</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDA287"

More Orange Colors

#EDA287 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDA287 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDA287?

#EDA287 is a light orange — rgb(237, 162, 135) in RGB and hsl(16, 74%, 73%) 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 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #EDA287?

#EDA287 is rgb(237, 162, 135) — red 237, green 162, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDA287?

#EDA287 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 43%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDA287 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDA287 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDA287 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDA287 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 5.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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