Palettes / Colors / #EDA232

#EDA232 — Vivid Orange

#EDA232 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EDA232 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EDA232 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #317CED; it also sits naturally between #ED4331 and #DAED31. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 79% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EDA232

.text { color: #EDA232; }
.background { background-color: #EDA232; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDA232; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 162, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 84%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDA232; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 162, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDA232; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 162, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDA232">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDA232">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDA232

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #317CED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDA232: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDA232

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EDA232 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDA232 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDA232?

#EDA232 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 162, 50). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDA232?

#EDA232 is RGB 237, 162, 50 — HSL 36°, 84%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 79%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDA232?

Its complement is #317CED; analogous partners are #ED4331 and #DAED31. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDA232 for text?

Black text on #EDA232 has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.