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#EDAB82 Color

#EDAB82 is rgb(237, 171, 130) in RGB, hsl(23, 75%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 45%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDAB82
HEX#EDAB82
RGBrgb(237, 171, 130)
HSLhsl(23, 75%, 72%)
HSVhsv(23, 45%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 45%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.095 52.8)
LABlab(75.69% 21.45 31.20)
LCHlch(75.69% 37.86 55.49)

What #EDAB82 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 #EDAB82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EDAB82 Channel Values

How #EDAB82 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 171 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 75% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 45% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 45% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDAB82 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDAB82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDAB82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EDAB82

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDAB82.

How #EDAB82 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#EDAB82
Protanopia#B8B881
Protanomaly#D0B382
Deuteranopia#C4C47F
Deuteranomaly#D6BB80
Tritanopia#F0A7A7
Tritanomaly#EFA899
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDAB82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edab82: #EDAB82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDAB82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edab82': '#EDAB82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.671, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_edab82">#EDAB82</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDAB82"

More Orange Colors

#EDAB82 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDAB82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDAB82?

#EDAB82 is a light orange — rgb(237, 171, 130) in RGB and hsl(23, 75%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.18.

What is the RGB value of #EDAB82?

#EDAB82 is rgb(237, 171, 130) — red 237, green 171, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDAB82?

#EDAB82 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 45%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDAB82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDAB82 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDAB82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDAB82 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 10.4, which is visibly different.

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