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#EDBFB0 Color

#EDBFB0 is rgb(237, 191, 176) in RGB, hsl(15, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDBFB0
HEX#EDBFB0
RGBrgb(237, 191, 176)
HSLhsl(15, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(15, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.057 38.8)
LABlab(81.19% 15.39 14.16)
LCHlch(81.19% 20.92 42.62)

What #EDBFB0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EDBFB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 6.82Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 7.58Spanish Pink#F7BFBEΔE 7.68Baby Pink#F4C2C2ΔE 7.81Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 8.02Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 8.52

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EDBFB0 Channel Values

How #EDBFB0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 237 · G 191 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 26% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDBFB0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDBFB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDBFB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDBFB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDBFB0
Complementary
#B0DEED
Analogous
#EDB0BF
Analogous
#EDDEB0
Triadic
#B0EDBF
Triadic
#BFB0ED
Split comp.
#B0EDDE
Split comp.
#B0BFED

Tints & Shades of #EDBFB0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EFC6B8
#F2D0C5
#F4D7CD
#F7E1DA
#F8E8E2
#FBF2EE

Shades

#E39A82
#D87655
#C8542D
#9A4123
#6C2D19
#3E1A0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDBFB0.

How #EDBFB0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EDBFB0
Protanopia#C8C8B0
Protanomaly#D8C4B0
Deuteranopia#D0D0AE
Deuteranomaly#DCC9AF
Tritanopia#EEBDBD
Tritanomaly#EEBEB8
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDBFB0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-edbfb0: #EDBFB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDBFB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edbfb0': '#EDBFB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.749, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_edbfb0">#EDBFB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDBFB0"

More Orange Colors

#EDBFB0 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDBFB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDBFB0?

#EDBFB0 is a lightest orange — rgb(237, 191, 176) in RGB and hsl(15, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #EDBFB0?

#EDBFB0 is rgb(237, 191, 176) — red 237, green 191, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDBFB0?

#EDBFB0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDBFB0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDBFB0 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDBFB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDBFB0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 12.39, which is visibly different.

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