Information about #EDB88C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#EDB88C is a vivid, lively warm orange that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rich Apricot (#F4B889). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Tangelo (#E7AE8B) and Corvette (#E9BA81).
The recipe behind #EDB88C is rgb(237, 184, 140), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #EDB88C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EDB88C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#EDB88C color variations
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#EDB88C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#EDB88C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#EDB88C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#EDB88C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#EDB88C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #EDB88C color
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Nearest named colors to #EDB88C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#F4B889
#E7AE8B
#E9BA81
#F3B596
#E7C58B
#DEBA8E
#DFB992
#F5B799
#DEB887
#E4C385
#F7C58E
#E2C385
#EDB88C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#EDB88C
- RGB237, 184, 140
- CMYK0, 21, 38, 7
- CSSrgb(237, 184, 140)
- HSL27°, 73%, 74%
- HSL Precise27.216°, 72.932%, 73.922%
- HSV27°, 41%, 93%
- HSB27°, 41%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
- GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.722, 0.549)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.722, 0.549, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.722, 0.549)
- Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDEDB88C
- DECIMAL ID15579276
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
