Colour

#EDB378

#EDB378
Orange
Light
Nearest: Burlywood

#EDB378 is a orange with RGB values 237, 179, 120 and HSL 30°, 76%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.

Colour values

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HEX#EDB378

RGBrgb(237, 179, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.702, 0.4706

RGB percentages92.9%, 70.2%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(30.3, 76.5%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.3, 49.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 24.5%, 49.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,577,976

CSS custom property--colour: #EDB378;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#124C87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6B673no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C479no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FEA6A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 10.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 12.7 Tan · ΔE 16.7 Light salmon · ΔE 17.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.9 Navajo white · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#78B2ED

Analogous#ED7978, #ECED78

Triadic#78EDB3, #B378ED

Split complementary#78ECED, #7878ED

Tetradic#78ED79, #78B2ED, #ED78ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9E6D2

Lighter +10%#F3CCA5

Darker −10%#E79A4B

Darker −20%#E1801E

Darker −30%#B46718

Darker −40%#874D12

More saturated +25%#FFB366

Less saturated −25%#DAB38B

Channel breakdown

R237

G179

B120

Red237 (92.9%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue30.26°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G B3 · B 78

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Colour values

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