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#EDBC91 — Light Orange

#EDBC91 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EDBC91 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.

#EDBC91 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 #91C2ED; it also sits naturally between #ED9194 and #EDEA91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDBC91 · RGB 237, 188, 145

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Color values

HEX#EDBC91
RGB237, 188, 145
HSL28°, 72%, 75%
HSV28°, 39%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 39%, 7%
XYZ58.02, 56.02, 34.54
Yxy56.02, 0.3905, 0.3770
CIE-Lab79.62, 11.98, 28.46
Hunter Lab74.84, 11.58, 21.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 39% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EDBC91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDBC91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDBC91

.text { color: #EDBC91; }
.background { background-color: #EDBC91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBC91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 188, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 72%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBC91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 188, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBC91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 188, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDBC91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDBC91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDBC91

#E8A973#E39754#DE8435#CE7222#AF611D#8C4E17#6E3D12#4F2C0D#301B08#120A03

Tints of #EDBC91

#EFC29A#F0C7A3#F1CCAC#F3D2B4#F5DAC2#F6DFCA#F8E4D3#F9EADC#FBEFE5#FCF4ED

Tones of #EDBC91

#E7BD98#E0BD9F#D9BEA5#D3BEAB#CDBEB2#C6BFB9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91C2ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDBC91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDBC91

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EDBC91: ·

How #EDBC91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D79BDeuteranopia · #DBDE9ETritanopia · #EBA4A5

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDBC91 rather than the exact color:

Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994
Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192
Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D
Palette E6ba95
#E6BA95 · #FAFDD6 · #E4E9BE · #A2B38B
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #D4E2D4 · #ECB390 · #DF7861

Similar colors

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

#ECB994#EAC192#EEC391#F2C18D#E6BA95#ECB390#F4BF96#EFB495#EFBC9B#EAC696#E9C790#E1BC91

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDBC90  ·  #EDBC92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDBC91?

#EDBC91 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 188, 145). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBC91?

#EDBC91 is RGB 237, 188, 145 — HSL 28°, 72%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 39%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDBC91?

Its complement is #91C2ED; analogous partners are #ED9194 and #EDEA91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDBC91 for text?

Black text on #EDBC91 has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.