Palettes / Colors / #EDCA91

#EDCA91 — Light Orange

#EDCA91 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 #EDCA91 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.

#EDCA91 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 #91B5ED; it also sits naturally between #ED9C91 and #E2ED91. 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 79% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 39% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDCA91

.text { color: #EDCA91; }
.background { background-color: #EDCA91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCA91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 202, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 72%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCA91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 202, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCA91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 202, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDCA91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDCA91">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91B5ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDCA91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCA91

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 #EDCA91 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 #EDCA91 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 #EDCA91?

#EDCA91 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 202, 145). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCA91?

#EDCA91 is RGB 237, 202, 145 — HSL 37°, 72%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 39%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCA91?

Its complement is #91B5ED; analogous partners are #ED9C91 and #E2ED91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCA91 for text?

Black text on #EDCA91 has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.