#EDAC36Tonkatsu (#EDAC36) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.147. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #EDAC36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 172, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 84%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 77%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 77%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(74.7 13.7 65.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.787 0.147 78) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tonkatsu shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f1a62b — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f3ac31 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#edac36 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#edad38 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Tonkatsu in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.99:1 and against black 10.56:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d9 · #edac36 · #d2951e · #a47200 · #775100 · #4c3200
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e4e68a · #e9ca5f · #edac36 · #e39141 · #d3794e · #bd6658
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#edac36 · #8ca473 · #a47100 · #466d00 · #5c3d00 · #1d3200
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eedabd · #edac36 · #4481d8 · #70511b · #4e3400 · #2c1b00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf3ff · #edac36 · #a89c89 · #595f68 · #312512 · #000104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf2fd · #c1c9d5 · #939daa · #182332 · #00030f · #edac36
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf3ff · #edac36 · #6e9fe6 · #205cb0 · #002458 · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b5e1d2 · #edac36 · #a69cd9 · #54778c · #2f3957 · #101004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d0fcfc · #edac36 · #08b3b7 · #803e94 · #3e044d · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d7fcec · #edac36 · #42b58f · #205cb0 · #4b0031 · #000421
#F1B859 · #F6C476 · #FAD08F · #FEDBA8 · #FFE7C4
#C58B16 · #9D6C00 · #754F00 · #4F3400 · #2D1B00
#E3B05E · #D8B37B · #CDB694
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.