#EDA020 Hex Color
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#eda020 is a bright, saturated orange with a golden, marigold-like glow. Its high saturation reads energetic and playful, which suits sports branding, snack packaging, and safety signage. It works best as an accent or the boldest 10% of a palette; used wall to wall it can overwhelm. Black text sits comfortably on top at about 9.7:1 contrast, well past WCAG AA.
Questions about #eda020
What is #eda020 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #eda020 is rgb(237, 160, 32), in HSL hsl(37, 85%, 53%) and in CMYK 0%, 32%, 86%, 7%. Browse more shades of orange with names and hex codes.
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Is #eda020 readable on white or black?
#eda020 has a 2.17:1 contrast ratio on white and 9.65:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.