Information about #EDB960 color

#EDB960 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDB960 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 185, 96) — 92.9% red, 72.5% green, 37.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 55 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EDB960 presents itself as a vivid, lively orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rich Caramel (#EAB563). Slightly further away sit Dirty Mustard (#E2B45F) and Golden Fleece (#E1BC5F).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 185, 96) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDB960: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #EDB960 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EDB960 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EDB960 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EDB960

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rich Caramel color link
Rich Caramel

#EAB563

Starbell color link
Starbell

#EBC155

Golden Cream color link
Golden Cream

#F7BF68

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Casablanca color link
Casablanca

#F0B253

Sunkissed color link
Sunkissed

#E6B553

Bardot color link
Bardot

#F3C762

Cream Can color link
Cream Can

#EEC051

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDB960
  • RGB237, 185, 96
  • CMYK0, 20, 55, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 185, 96)
  • HSL38°, 80%, 65%
  • HSL Precise37.872°, 79.661%, 65.294%
  • HSV38°, 59%, 93%
  • HSB38°, 59%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.725, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.725, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.725, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDB960
  • DECIMAL ID15579488
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01