Colour
#EDC489
- #EDC489
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#EDC489 is a orange with RGB values 237, 196, 137 and HSL 35°, 74%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#EDC489#EDC489
HEX#EDC489
RGBrgb(237, 196, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7686, 0.5373
RGB percentages92.9%, 76.9%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(35.4, 73.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.4, 42.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 42.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,582,345
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC489;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.86:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#123B76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89B2ED
Analogous#ED9289, #E4ED89
Triadic#89EDC4, #C489ED
Split complementary#89E4ED, #9289ED
Tetradic#89ED92, #89B2ED, #ED89E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G196
B137
Red237 (92.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue35.4°
Saturation (HSL)73.53%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C4 · B 89
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