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#EDB787 Color

#EDB787 is rgb(237, 183, 135) in RGB, hsl(28, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 43%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB787
HEX#EDB787
RGBrgb(237, 183, 135)
HSLhsl(28, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(28, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 43%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.089 62.7)
LABlab(78.61% 15.78 32.33)
LCHlch(78.61% 35.98 63.98)

What #EDB787 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 #EDB787, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.16Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 6.84Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 6.91Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 6.92Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 7.82Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 8.47

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

#EDB787 Channel Values

How #EDB787 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 183 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 43% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB787 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDB787 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDB787

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB787; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDB787
Complementary
#87BEED
Analogous
#ED878B
Analogous
#EDEA87
Triadic
#87EDB7
Triadic
#B787ED
Split comp.
#87EDEA
Split comp.
#878BED

Tints & Shades of #EDB787

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

#F0C199
#F2C9A6
#F4D4B8
#F6DCC5
#F9E7D7
#FBEFE4

Shades

#E69C5B
#E0812E
#BF681D
#975217
#6A3A10
#3E2209

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDB787.

How #EDB787 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#EDB787
Protanopia#C2C287
Protanomaly#D4BD87
Deuteranopia#CBCB84
Deuteranomaly#D9C385
Tritanopia#F1B2B2
Tritanomaly#EFB4A2
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB787 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb787: #EDB787;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB787;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb787': '#EDB787' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.718, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_edb787">#EDB787</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB787"

More Orange Colors

#EDB787 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDB787 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB787?

#EDB787 is a light orange — rgb(237, 183, 135) in RGB and hsl(28, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #EDB787?

#EDB787 is rgb(237, 183, 135) — red 237, green 183, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB787?

#EDB787 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 43%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB787 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB787 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB787 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB787 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 6.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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