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#EDA854 Color

#EDA854 is rgb(237, 168, 84) in RGB, hsl(33, 81%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 65%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indian Yellow (#E3A857), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDA854
HEX#EDA854
RGBrgb(237, 168, 84)
HSLhsl(33, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(33, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 65%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.129 69.2)
LABlab(74.48% 20.30 52.87)
LCHlch(74.48% 56.63 69.00)

What #EDA854 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 #EDA854, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 5.12Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 5.89Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 5.96Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 7.72Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 8.48Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 11.07

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

#EDA854 Channel Values

How #EDA854 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 168 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 81% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 65% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDA854 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 text10.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDA854 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDA854

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDA854; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDA854
Complementary
#5499ED
Analogous
#ED5C54
Analogous
#E5ED54
Triadic
#54EDA8
Triadic
#A854ED
Split comp.
#54E5ED
Split comp.
#5C54ED

Tints & Shades of #EDA854

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

#EFB46B
#F2C082
#F4CB99
#F7D7B1
#F9E3C8
#FCEFDF

Shades

#E9962F
#D47F16
#AF6912
#86500E
#613A0A
#372106

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDA854.

How #EDA854 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#EDA854
Protanopia#B6B653
Protanomaly#CEB153
Deuteranopia#C2C24E
Deuteranomaly#D5B850
Tritanopia#F2A0A0
Tritanomaly#F0A388
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDA854 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eda854: #EDA854;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDA854;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eda854': '#EDA854' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.659, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_eda854">#EDA854</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDA854"

More Orange Colors

#EDA854 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EDA854 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDA854?

#EDA854 is a light orange — rgb(237, 168, 84) in RGB and hsl(33, 81%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indian Yellow (#E3A857), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #EDA854?

#EDA854 is rgb(237, 168, 84) — red 237, green 168, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDA854?

#EDA854 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 65%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDA854 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDA854 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDA854 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDA854 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 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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