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#ed883a color: Creole Sauce

#ed883a is rgb(237, 136, 58) in RGB and oklch(72.303% 0.15227 54.604) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

72.3%
0.152
55°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tangerine
  • orange-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #ed883a

#ed883a is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.18:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Creole Sauce (#ee8833). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #ed883a mixed with white

  1. ed883a
  2. f09553
  3. f3a168
  4. f5ad7c
  5. f8b98f
  6. fac5a2
  7. fbd1b5
  8. fddcc7
  9. fee8da
  10. fff3ec

Darker: #ed883a mixed with black

  1. ed883a
  2. ce7531
  3. b06328
  4. 935220
  5. 774118
  6. 5c3110
  7. 422209
  8. 2a1304
  9. 140601
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ed883a with less saturation

  1. ed883a
  2. e78c4a
  3. e09057
  4. d99363
  5. d3966e
  6. cc9978
  7. c49c82
  8. bd9f8b
  9. b5a194
  10. aea39d

Questions about #ed883a

What color is #ed883a?

#ed883a is bright light orange. The closest named color is Creole Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(237, 136, 58), in HSL hsl(26.15, 83.26%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.303% 0.15227 54.604).

What colors go well with #ed883a?

The complementary color of #ed883a is #02b3f6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f67b75 and #d19c00. The triadic partners are #00c39f and #ad90fa.

Is white or black text more readable on #ed883a?

Black text reads better on #ed883a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ed883a a warm or cool color?

#ed883a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.152.