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#EDC282 Color

#EDC282 is rgb(237, 194, 130) in RGB, hsl(36, 75%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 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 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDC282
HEX#EDC282
RGBrgb(237, 194, 130)
HSLhsl(36, 75%, 72%)
HSVhsv(36, 45%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 45%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.095 76.8)
LABlab(81.22% 9.93 38.20)
LCHlch(81.22% 39.47 75.43)

What #EDC282 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 #EDC282, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.46Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 8.51Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 8.81Topaz#FFC87CΔE 8.95Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 9.56Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 10.24

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

#EDC282 Channel Values

How #EDC282 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 194 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 75% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 45% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 45% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDC282 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDC282 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDC282

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDC282; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDC282
Complementary
#82ADED
Analogous
#ED8D82
Analogous
#E2ED82
Triadic
#82EDC2
Triadic
#C282ED
Split comp.
#82E2ED
Split comp.
#8D82ED

Tints & Shades of #EDC282

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

#F0CB94
#F2D1A1
#F4DAB3
#F7E3C5
#F9EBD7
#FBF2E4

Shades

#E7AD55
#E1992D
#C07E1B
#936115
#67430F
#3E2909

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDC282.

How #EDC282 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#EDC282
Protanopia#CACA82
Protanomaly#D9C782
Deuteranopia#D2D280
Deuteranomaly#DDCB81
Tritanopia#F2BBBB
Tritanomaly#F0BEA8
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDC282 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edc282: #EDC282;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDC282;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edc282': '#EDC282' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.761, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_edc282">#EDC282</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDC282"

More Orange Colors

#EDC282 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EDC282 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDC282?

#EDC282 is a light orange — rgb(237, 194, 130) in RGB and hsl(36, 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 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #EDC282?

#EDC282 is rgb(237, 194, 130) — red 237, green 194, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDC282?

#EDC282 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 45%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDC282 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDC282 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDC282 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDC282 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 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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