#EDA099

Closest named color: Blush (#F29E8E). oklch(77.9% 0.093 25.1), rgb(237, 160, 153).

Black text reads best on this color (10.08:1).

About this color

#EDA099 is a medium-light, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 25°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blush (#F29E8E), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.08:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	medium-light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.093)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Blush (#F29E8E)
Black text	10.08:1
White text	2.08:1

Values

HEX	#EDA099
RGB	rgb(237, 160, 153)
HSL	hsl(5, 70%, 76%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.9% 0.093 25.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #EDA099	2.08:1	Fails	Lc -45.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #EDA099	10.08:1	AAA	Lc 63.4	Content text, not long reading
#EDA099 text on white	2.08:1	Fails	Lc 40.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#EDA099 text on black	10.08:1	AAA	Lc -61.8	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#FEF2F1

oklch(97% 0.013 23.2)
Step 100
100

#FCE3E1

oklch(93.6% 0.028 23.2)
Step 200
200

#FACDC8

oklch(88.6% 0.052 25.6)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#EDA099

oklch(77.9% 0.093 25.1)
Step 400
400

#EF7770

oklch(70.6% 0.149 25)
Step 500
500

#E64C4A

oklch(63.1% 0.191 25.1)
Step 600
600

#D1232C

oklch(55.6% 0.207 25.3)
Step 700
700

#B50F1F

oklch(49.2% 0.193 25.2)
Step 800
800

#93151C

oklch(42.8% 0.159 25.2)
Step 900
900

#761C1C

oklch(37.8% 0.124 25.5)
Step 950
950

#451211

oklch(26.8% 0.079 25.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#EDA099 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B0AB98	0.096
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C2BA98	0.090
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#FD979E	0.035
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B4B4B4	0.094