Recognised as Colour
#EDBD6E
- #EDBD6E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Sandy brown
#EDBD6E is a orange with RGB values 237, 189, 110 and HSL 37°, 78%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.
Colour values
#EDBD6E#EDBD6E
HEX#EDBD6E
RGBrgb(237, 189, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7412, 0.4314
RGB percentages92.9%, 74.1%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(37.3, 77.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.3, 53.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 53.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,580,526
CSS custom property--colour: #EDBD6E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#124291
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6E9EED
Analogous#ED7D6E, #DEED6E
Triadic#6EEDBD, #BD6EED
Split complementary#6EDEED, #7D6EED
Tetradic#6EED7D, #6E9EED, #ED6EDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G189
B110
Red237 (92.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue37.32°
Saturation (HSL)77.91%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G BD · B 6E
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