#EDAD57#EDAD57
#EDAD57 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.127 H 72.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDAD57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 173, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 81%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 63%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 63.3%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.19, 14.80, 52.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.19, 54.46, 74.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.16% 0.0388 0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.16% 0.127 72.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5921, 48.5837, 15.6753) |
| Luminance | 0.4858 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 3.53
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.09
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.64
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.33
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.43
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDAD57 #5797ED
analogous
#ED6257 #EDAD57 #E2ED57
triadic
#EDAD57 #57EDAD #AD57ED
tetradic
#EDAD57 #57ED62 #5797ED #ED57E2
square
#EDAD57 #57ED62 #5797ED #ED57E2
split-complementary
#EDAD57 #57E2ED #6257ED
monochromatic
#B67114 #E79220 #EDAD57 #F3C88E #F9E3C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#EDAD57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.72
#EDAD57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDAD57
10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDAD57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDAD57 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.72 | 10.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B04E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3BF59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edad57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 173, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.127 72.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7c589',
500: '#edad57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edad57; $custom-light: #f7c589; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edad57",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 173,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.4,
"s": 80.645,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79159,
"c": 0.1269,
"h": 72.2
},
"luminance": 0.4858
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDAD57
secondary
#B5CCEA
accent
#63DD09
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D