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#EDB991 Color

#EDB991 is rgb(237, 185, 145) in RGB, hsl(26, 72%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB991
HEX#EDB991
RGBrgb(237, 185, 145)
HSLhsl(26, 72%, 75%)
HSVhsv(26, 39%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.08 58.9)
LABlab(79.24% 15.57 27.91)
LCHlch(79.24% 31.96 60.85)

What #EDB991 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 #EDB991, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 5.99Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 6.51Nude#E3BC9AΔE 6.94Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 6.99Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.11Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 9.85

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

#EDB991 Channel Values

How #EDB991 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 185 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 72% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 39% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 39% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB991 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDB991 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDB991

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB991; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDB991
Complementary
#91C5ED
Analogous
#ED9197
Analogous
#EDE791
Triadic
#91EDB9
Triadic
#B991ED
Split comp.
#91EDE7
Split comp.
#9197ED

Tints & Shades of #EDB991

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

#EFC29F
#F2CDB0
#F4D5BD
#F6DDCA
#F9E6D8
#FBF1E9

Shades

#E69D65
#DF813A
#C56820
#954E18
#693711
#3D200A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDB991.

How #EDB991 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#EDB991
Protanopia#C3C391
Protanomaly#D5BF91
Deuteranopia#CCCC8F
Deuteranomaly#DAC590
Tritanopia#F0B5B5
Tritanomaly#EFB6A8
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB991 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb991: #EDB991;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB991;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb991': '#EDB991' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.725, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_edb991">#EDB991</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB991"

More Orange Colors

#EDB991 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDB991 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB991?

#EDB991 is a light orange — rgb(237, 185, 145) in RGB and hsl(26, 72%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #EDB991?

#EDB991 is rgb(237, 185, 145) — red 237, green 185, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB991?

#EDB991 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB991 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB991 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB991 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB991 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 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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