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#EDBA73 Color

#EDBA73 is rgb(237, 186, 115) in RGB, hsl(35, 77%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 51%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDBA73
HEX#EDBA73
RGBrgb(237, 186, 115)
HSLhsl(35, 77%, 69%)
HSVhsv(35, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 51%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.106 74.5)
LABlab(79.09% 12.91 43.13)
LCHlch(79.09% 45.02 73.34)

What #EDBA73 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 #EDBA73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 5.95Topaz#FFC87CΔE 5.95Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 6.46Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 6.79Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 7.98Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 9.23

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

#EDBA73 Channel Values

How #EDBA73 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 186 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 77% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 51% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDBA73 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 text11.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDBA73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDBA73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDBA73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDBA73
Complementary
#73A6ED
Analogous
#ED7D73
Analogous
#E3ED73
Triadic
#73EDBA
Triadic
#BA73ED
Split comp.
#73E3ED
Split comp.
#7D73ED

Tints & Shades of #EDBA73

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

#EFC385
#F2CC97
#F4D5A9
#F7E0C0
#F9E9D2
#FBF2E4

Shades

#E8A64A
#E2901D
#B97618
#905C13
#68420D
#3B2508

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDBA73.

How #EDBA73 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#EDBA73
Protanopia#C4C472
Protanomaly#D6C073
Deuteranopia#CDCD70
Deuteranomaly#DAC671
Tritanopia#F2B3B3
Tritanomaly#F0B69D
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDBA73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edba73: #EDBA73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDBA73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edba73': '#EDBA73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.729, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_edba73">#EDBA73</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDBA73"

More Orange Colors

#EDBA73 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDBA73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDBA73?

#EDBA73 is a light orange — rgb(237, 186, 115) in RGB and hsl(35, 77%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #EDBA73?

#EDBA73 is rgb(237, 186, 115) — red 237, green 186, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDBA73?

#EDBA73 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 51%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDBA73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDBA73 scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDBA73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDBA73 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 13.43, which is visibly different.

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