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#EDCD91 Color

#EDCD91 is rgb(237, 205, 145) in RGB, hsl(39, 72%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 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 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDCD91
HEX#EDCD91
RGBrgb(237, 205, 145)
HSLhsl(39, 72%, 75%)
HSVhsv(39, 39%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.085 82.7)
LABlab(84.13% 5.65 34.27)
LCHlch(84.13% 34.73 80.65)

What #EDCD91 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 #EDCD91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.5Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 6.74Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 8.55Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 8.67Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 10.68Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 10.73

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

#EDCD91 Channel Values

How #EDCD91 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 205 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 72% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 39% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 39% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDCD91 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDCD91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDCD91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDCD91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDCD91
Complementary
#91B1ED
Analogous
#ED9F91
Analogous
#DFED91
Triadic
#91EDCD
Triadic
#CD91ED
Split comp.
#91DFED
Split comp.
#9F91ED

Tints & Shades of #EDCD91

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

#EFD39F
#F2DBB0
#F4E1BD
#F6E7CA
#F9EDD8
#FBF5E9

Shades

#E6B965
#DFA53A
#C58C20
#956918
#694A11
#3D2B0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDCD91.

How #EDCD91 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#EDCD91
Protanopia#D3D391
Protanomaly#DED191
Deuteranopia#D8D88F
Deuteranomaly#E1D490
Tritanopia#F2C7C7
Tritanomaly#F0C9B4
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDCD91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edcd91: #EDCD91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDCD91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edcd91': '#EDCD91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.804, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_edcd91">#EDCD91</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDCD91"

More Orange Colors

#EDCD91 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EDCD91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDCD91?

#EDCD91 is a light orange — rgb(237, 205, 145) in RGB and hsl(39, 72%, 75%) 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 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #EDCD91?

#EDCD91 is rgb(237, 205, 145) — red 237, green 205, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDCD91?

#EDCD91 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDCD91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDCD91 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDCD91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDCD91 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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