ORANGE

Carrot

#ED9121

Conversions

HEX#ED9121

RGBrgb(237, 145, 33)

HSLhsl(33, 85%, 53%)

HSVhsv(33, 86%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 86%, 7%)

Copy CSS

color: #ed9121;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(237, 145, 33);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(33, 85%, 53%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.42 : 1

On ink blackPass · 7.90 : 1

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About Carrot

Carrot is the hex color #ED9121, which translates to rgb(237, 145, 33) in RGB and hsl(33, 85%, 53%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 33 degrees, with a saturation of 85 percent and a lightness of 53 percent. That combination gives Carrot a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Carrot compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is darkorange (#FF8C00), a CIE76 distance of 12.6 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is yellow-600 (#D08700), at a distance of 9.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Marigold at 12.0. Sorted by lightness, Carrot is number 6 of the 18 orange colors here.

Text on Carrot

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Carrot, led by Ink black at 7.90:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Carrot already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Carrot. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	7.90:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.00:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.26:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Carrot

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Carrot for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Carrot

Format	Value
HEX	#ED9121
RGB	rgb(237, 145, 33)
HSL	hsl(33, 85%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(33, 86%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39%, 86%, 7%)
OKLCH	oklch(73.67% 0.1576 64.05)
CIELAB	lab(68.29 27.32 67.34)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.