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#EDA650 Color

#EDA650 is rgb(237, 166, 80) in RGB, hsl(33, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 66%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rajah (#FBAB60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDA650
HEX#EDA650
RGBrgb(237, 166, 80)
HSLhsl(33, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(33, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 66%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.132 68.8)
LABlab(73.98% 21.13 54.18)
LCHlch(73.98% 58.16 68.69)

What #EDA650 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 #EDA650, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 6.2Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 6.51Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 7.27Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 8.22Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.97Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 9.99

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

#EDA650 Channel Values

How #EDA650 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 166 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 66% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDA650 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDA650 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDA650

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDA650; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDA650
Complementary
#5096ED
Analogous
#ED5750
Analogous
#E5ED50
Triadic
#50EDA6
Triadic
#A650ED
Split comp.
#50E5ED
Split comp.
#5750ED

Tints & Shades of #EDA650

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

#EFB267
#F1BD7E
#F4C995
#F7D7B1
#F9E3C8
#FCEFDF

Shades

#E9932B
#D07C16
#AB6612
#86500E
#613A0A
#372106

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDA650.

How #EDA650 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#EDA650
Protanopia#B5B54F
Protanomaly#CEAF4F
Deuteranopia#C1C149
Deuteranomaly#D4B74C
Tritanopia#F29E9E
Tritanomaly#F0A186
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDA650 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eda650: #EDA650;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDA650;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eda650': '#EDA650' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.651, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_eda650">#EDA650</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDA650"

More Orange Colors

#EDA650 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EDA650 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDA650?

#EDA650 is a light orange — rgb(237, 166, 80) in RGB and hsl(33, 81%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rajah (#FBAB60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #EDA650?

#EDA650 is rgb(237, 166, 80) — red 237, green 166, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDA650?

#EDA650 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 66%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDA650 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDA650 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDA650 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDA650 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 8.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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