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#EDB88C Color

#EDB88C is rgb(237, 184, 140) in RGB, hsl(27, 73%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 41%, 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 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB88C
HEX#EDB88C
RGBrgb(237, 184, 140)
HSLhsl(27, 73%, 74%)
HSVhsv(27, 41%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 41%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.085 60.9)
LABlab(78.92% 15.67 30.12)
LCHlch(78.92% 33.95 62.52)

What #EDB88C 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 #EDB88C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.26Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 6.58Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 6.99Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 7.49Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 8.33Nude#E3BC9AΔE 8.75

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

#EDB88C Channel Values

How #EDB88C 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 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 73% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 41% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 41% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB88C 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDB88C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDB88C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB88C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDB88C
Complementary
#8CC2ED
Analogous
#ED8C91
Analogous
#EDE88C
Triadic
#8CEDB8
Triadic
#B88CED
Split comp.
#8CEDE8
Split comp.
#8C91ED

Tints & Shades of #EDB88C

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

#EFC09A
#F2CBAB
#F4D3B8
#F7DECA
#F9E6D7
#FCF1E9

Shades

#E69C60
#DF8134
#C2681E
#965017
#6A3911
#3E210A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDB88C.

How #EDB88C 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#EDB88C
Protanopia#C2C28C
Protanomaly#D5BE8C
Deuteranopia#CCCC89
Deuteranomaly#DAC48A
Tritanopia#F0B3B3
Tritanomaly#EFB5A5
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB88C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb88c: #EDB88C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB88C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb88c': '#EDB88C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.722, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_edb88c">#EDB88C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB88C"

More Orange Colors

#EDB88C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDB88C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB88C?

#EDB88C is a light orange — rgb(237, 184, 140) in RGB and hsl(27, 73%, 74%) 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 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #EDB88C?

#EDB88C is rgb(237, 184, 140) — red 237, green 184, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB88C?

#EDB88C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 41%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB88C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB88C scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB88C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB88C 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 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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