Recognised as Colour
#EDC996
- #EDC996
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#EDC996 is a orange with RGB values 237, 201, 150 and HSL 35°, 71%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#EDC996#EDC996
HEX#EDC996
RGBrgb(237, 201, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7882, 0.5882
RGB percentages92.9%, 78.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(35.2, 70.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.2, 36.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 36.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,638
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC996;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#123669
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96BAED
Analogous#ED9D96, #E6ED96
Triadic#96EDC9, #C996ED
Split complementary#96E5ED, #9E96ED
Tetradic#96ED9D, #96BAED, #ED96E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G201
B150
Red237 (92.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue35.17°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C9 · B 96
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