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#ed8940 color: Acapulco Sun

#ed8940 is rgb(237, 137, 64) in RGB and oklch(72.523% 0.14917 53.707) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

72.5%
0.149
54°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tangerine
  • orange-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #ed8940

#ed8940 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 72.5% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Acapulco Sun (#eb8a44). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #ed8940 mixed with white

  1. ed8940
  2. f09557
  3. f3a26c
  4. f5ae7f
  5. f8ba92
  6. fac5a4
  7. fbd1b6
  8. fddcc9
  9. fee8db
  10. fff4ed

Darker: #ed8940 mixed with black

  1. ed8940
  2. ce7636
  3. b0642d
  4. 935324
  5. 77421b
  6. 5c3113
  7. 42220b
  8. 2a1405
  9. 140701
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ed8940 with less saturation

  1. ed8940
  2. e78d4e
  3. e0905b
  4. da9466
  5. d39770
  6. cc9a7a
  7. c59d83
  8. bd9f8c
  9. b6a295
  10. aea49e

Questions about #ed8940

What color is #ed8940?

#ed8940 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Acapulco Sun. In RGB it is rgb(237, 137, 64), in HSL hsl(25.32, 82.78%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.523% 0.14917 53.707).

What colors go well with #ed8940?

The complementary color of #ed8940 is #0eb4f4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f67d78 and #d29c00. The triadic partners are #00c49f and #ac92fa.

Is white or black text more readable on #ed8940?

Black text reads better on #ed8940: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ed8940 a warm or cool color?

#ed8940 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 72.5% and its chroma 0.149.