#EDC46D#EDC46D
#EDC46D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.586; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.116 H 84.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDC46D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 196, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 54%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.07, 4.31, 48.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.07, 48.87, 84.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.84% 0.0108 0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.84% 0.116 84.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4278, 58.5917, 22.7495) |
| Luminance | 0.5859 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.92
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.11
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.25
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.26
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.48
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDC46D #6D96ED
analogous
#ED846D #EDC46D #D6ED6D
triadic
#EDC46D #6DEDC4 #C46DED
tetradic
#EDC46D #6DED84 #6D96ED #ED6DD6
square
#EDC46D #6DED84 #6D96ED #ED6DD6
split-complementary
#EDC46D #6DD6ED #846DED
monochromatic
#C78F19 #E6AE37 #EDC46D #F4DAA3 #FAF0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#EDC46D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.72
#EDC46D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDC46D
12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDC46D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDC46D | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.72 | 12.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C365
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEB6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edc46d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 196, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.116 84.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6d599',
500: '#edc46d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edc46d; $custom-light: #f6d599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edc46d",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 196,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.781,
"s": 78.049,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83843,
"c": 0.1157,
"h": 84.6
},
"luminance": 0.58589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDC46D
secondary
#3A66C5
accent
#4EDA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F