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#EDB86E Color

#EDB86E is rgb(237, 184, 110) in RGB, hsl(35, 78%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 54%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Earth Yellow (#E1A95F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB86E
HEX#EDB86E
RGBrgb(237, 184, 110)
HSLhsl(35, 78%, 68%)
HSVhsv(35, 54%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 54%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.11 74.4)
LABlab(78.55% 13.60 44.97)
LCHlch(78.55% 46.98 73.17)

What #EDB86E 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 #EDB86E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 5.48Topaz#FFC87CΔE 5.91Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 6.08Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 7.29Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 7.33Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 7.62

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

#EDB86E Channel Values

How #EDB86E 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 184 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 78% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 54% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 54% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB86E 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDB86E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDB86E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB86E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDB86E
Complementary
#6EA3ED
Analogous
#ED786E
Analogous
#E2ED6E
Triadic
#6EEDB8
Triadic
#B86EED
Split comp.
#6EE2ED
Split comp.
#786EED

Tints & Shades of #EDB86E

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

#EFC180
#F2CC97
#F4D5A9
#F7DEBB
#F9E7CD
#FCF2E4

Shades

#E8A445
#E3901C
#BA7617
#8D5911
#643F0C
#3B2507

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDB86E.

How #EDB86E 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#EDB86E
Protanopia#C2C26D
Protanomaly#D5BE6E
Deuteranopia#CCCC6B
Deuteranomaly#DAC46C
Tritanopia#F2B1B1
Tritanomaly#F0B49B
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB86E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb86e: #EDB86E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB86E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb86e': '#EDB86E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.722, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_edb86e">#EDB86E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB86E"

More Orange Colors

#EDB86E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDB86E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB86E?

#EDB86E is a light orange — rgb(237, 184, 110) in RGB and hsl(35, 78%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Earth Yellow (#E1A95F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #EDB86E?

#EDB86E is rgb(237, 184, 110) — red 237, green 184, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB86E?

#EDB86E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 54%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB86E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB86E scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB86E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB86E 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 13.01, which is visibly different.

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