#ed9500

Color #ed9500

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 7.63 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ed9500

RGB

rgb(237, 149, 0)

HSL

hsl(37.7, 100%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.7, 100%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.1%, 100%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(69.11, 24.77, 74.1)

LCH

lch(69.11, 78.13, 71.52)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1626, 68.45)

HWB

hwb(37.7, 0%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0058ed

Analogous

#ed1e00

#ed9500

#cfed00

Triadic

#ed9500

#00ed95

#9500ed

Split-complementary

#ed9500

#00cfed

#1e00ed

Tetradic

#ed9500

#58ed00

#0058ed

#9500ed

Square

#ed9500

#00ed1e

#0058ed

#ed00cf

Shades

Color #ed9500 mixed toward black.

#c67c00

#9e6300

#774b00

#4f3200

#281900

Tints

Color #ed9500 mixed toward white.

#ffaa1c

#ffbb49

#ffcc77

#ffdda4

#ffeed2

Tones

Color #ed9500 mixed toward gray.

#d99014

#c68b28

#b2863b

#9e814f

#8a7c63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcc4c · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#d2d755 · ΔE 27.9

Tritanopia

#ea656a · ΔE 33.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 28.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ed9500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ed9500]

Related colors

Moccasin #ffe4b5

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Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

#ed9500 (#ed9500) is rgb(237, 149, 0) in RGB.

No, #ed9500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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