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#EDA58C Color

#EDA58C is rgb(237, 165, 140) in RGB, hsl(15, 73%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 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 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDA58C
HEX#EDA58C
RGBrgb(237, 165, 140)
HSLhsl(15, 73%, 74%)
HSVhsv(15, 41%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.093 39.9)
LABlab(74.45% 25.23 24.25)
LCHlch(74.45% 34.99 43.87)

What #EDA58C 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 #EDA58C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 7.5Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 8.36Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 8.64Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 8.87Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.89Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 10.17

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

#EDA58C Channel Values

How #EDA58C 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 165 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 73% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 41% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 41% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDA58C 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDA58C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDA58C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDA58C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDA58C
Complementary
#8CD5ED
Analogous
#ED8CA5
Analogous
#EDD58C
Triadic
#8CEDA5
Triadic
#A58CED
Split comp.
#8CEDD5
Split comp.
#8CA5ED

Tints & Shades of #EDA58C

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

#EFAF9A
#F2BDAB
#F4C7B8
#F7D5CA
#F9E0D7
#FCEEE9

Shades

#E68260
#DF5F34
#C2471E
#963717
#6A2711
#3E170A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDA58C.

How #EDA58C 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#EDA58C
Protanopia#B4B48B
Protanomaly#CDAE8C
Deuteranopia#C1C189
Deuteranomaly#D4B68A
Tritanopia#EFA2A2
Tritanomaly#EEA39A
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDA58C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eda58c: #EDA58C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDA58C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eda58c': '#EDA58C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.647, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_eda58c">#EDA58C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDA58C"

More Orange Colors

#EDA58C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDA58C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDA58C?

#EDA58C is a light orange — rgb(237, 165, 140) in RGB and hsl(15, 73%, 74%) 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 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #EDA58C?

#EDA58C is rgb(237, 165, 140) — red 237, green 165, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDA58C?

#EDA58C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDA58C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDA58C scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDA58C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDA58C 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 7.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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