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#EDB26E Color

#EDB26E is rgb(237, 178, 110) in RGB, hsl(32, 78%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 54%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB26E
HEX#EDB26E
RGBrgb(237, 178, 110)
HSLhsl(32, 78%, 68%)
HSVhsv(32, 54%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 54%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.11 69.1)
LABlab(77.10% 16.61 43.25)
LCHlch(77.10% 46.33 68.99)

What #EDB26E 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 #EDB26E, 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.

#EDB26E Channel Values

How #EDB26E 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 178 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 78% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 54% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 54% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB26E 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDB26E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB26E; 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 #EDB26E

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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How #EDB26E 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#EDB26E
Protanopia#BEBE6D
Protanomaly#D2B96E
Deuteranopia#C8C86A
Deuteranomaly#D8C06C
Tritanopia#F1ABAB
Tritanomaly#F0AE97
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB26E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb26e: #EDB26E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB26E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb26e': '#EDB26E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.698, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_edb26e">#EDB26E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB26E"

More Orange Colors

#EDB26E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDB26E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB26E?

#EDB26E is a light orange — rgb(237, 178, 110) in RGB and hsl(32, 78%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.69.

What is the RGB value of #EDB26E?

#EDB26E is rgb(237, 178, 110) — red 237, green 178, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB26E?

#EDB26E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 54%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB26E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB26E scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB26E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB26E 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 10.35, which is visibly different.

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