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#EDAC7D Color

#EDAC7D is rgb(237, 172, 125) in RGB, hsl(25, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 47%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fawn (#E5AA70), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDAC7D
HEX#EDAC7D
RGBrgb(237, 172, 125)
HSLhsl(25, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(25, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.098 56.6)
LABlab(75.86% 20.59 34.04)
LCHlch(75.86% 39.78 58.83)

What #EDAC7D 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 #EDAC7D, 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.

#EDAC7D Channel Values

How #EDAC7D 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 172 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDAC7D 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDAC7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDAC7D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EDAC7D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDAC7D.

How #EDAC7D 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#EDAC7D
Protanopia#B9B97C
Protanomaly#D0B47D
Deuteranopia#C5C57A
Deuteranomaly#D6BB7B
Tritanopia#F0A7A7
Tritanomaly#EFA998
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDAC7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edac7d: #EDAC7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDAC7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edac7d': '#EDAC7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.675, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_edac7d">#EDAC7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDAC7D"

More Orange Colors

#EDAC7D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDAC7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDAC7D?

#EDAC7D is a light orange — rgb(237, 172, 125) in RGB and hsl(25, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fawn (#E5AA70), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #EDAC7D?

#EDAC7D is rgb(237, 172, 125) — red 237, green 172, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDAC7D?

#EDAC7D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDAC7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDAC7D scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDAC7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDAC7D 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 11.99, which is visibly different.

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