Palettes / Colors / #EDBB50

#EDBB50 — Vivid Orange

#EDBB50 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

#EDBB50 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 #5081ED; it also sits naturally between #ED6C50 and #D0ED50. 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 73% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 66% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDBB50

.text { color: #EDBB50; }
.background { background-color: #EDBB50; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBB50; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 187, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 81%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBB50; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 187, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBB50; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 187, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDBB50">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDBB50">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDBB50

Tints of #EDBB50

Tones of #EDBB50

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5081ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDBB50: #000000.

How #EDBB50 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 #EDBB50 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 #EDBB50?

#EDBB50 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 187, 80). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBB50?

#EDBB50 is RGB 237, 187, 80 — HSL 41°, 81%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 66%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDBB50?

Its complement is #5081ED; analogous partners are #ED6C50 and #D0ED50. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDBB50 for text?

Black text on #EDBB50 has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.