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#EDC182 Color

#EDC182 is rgb(237, 193, 130) in RGB, hsl(35, 75%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 45%, 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 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDC182
HEX#EDC182
RGBrgb(237, 193, 130)
HSLhsl(35, 75%, 72%)
HSVhsv(35, 45%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 45%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.095 75.8)
LABlab(80.97% 10.43 37.89)
LCHlch(80.97% 39.30 74.61)

What #EDC182 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 #EDC182, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.14Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 7.99Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 8.48Topaz#FFC87CΔE 9.09Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 9.21Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 9.73

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

#EDC182 Channel Values

How #EDC182 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 193 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 75% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 45% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 45% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDC182 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDC182 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDC182

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDC182; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDC182
Complementary
#82AFED
Analogous
#ED8B82
Analogous
#E4ED82
Triadic
#82EDC1
Triadic
#C182ED
Split comp.
#82E4ED
Split comp.
#8B82ED

Tints & Shades of #EDC182

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

#F0C994
#F2D0A1
#F4D9B3
#F7E2C5
#F9EBD7
#FBF2E4

Shades

#E7AA55
#E1962D
#C07B1B
#935F15
#67420F
#3E2809

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDC182.

How #EDC182 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#EDC182
Protanopia#C9C982
Protanomaly#D9C682
Deuteranopia#D1D180
Deuteranomaly#DDCB81
Tritanopia#F2BBBB
Tritanomaly#F0BDA7
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDC182 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edc182: #EDC182;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDC182;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edc182': '#EDC182' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.757, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_edc182">#EDC182</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDC182"

More Orange Colors

#EDC182 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EDC182 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDC182?

#EDC182 is a light orange — rgb(237, 193, 130) in RGB and hsl(35, 75%, 72%) 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 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #EDC182?

#EDC182 is rgb(237, 193, 130) — red 237, green 193, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDC182?

#EDC182 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 45%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDC182 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDC182 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDC182 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDC182 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 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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