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#EDCB7E Color

#EDCB7E is rgb(237, 203, 126) in RGB, hsl(42, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 47%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Buff (#F0DC82), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDCB7E
HEX#EDCB7E
RGBrgb(237, 203, 126)
HSLhsl(42, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(42, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.103 86.4)
LABlab(83.40% 5.21 42.90)
LCHlch(83.40% 43.21 83.07)

What #EDCB7E 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 #EDCB7E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EDCB7E Channel Values

How #EDCB7E 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 203 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDCB7E 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDCB7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDCB7E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EDCB7E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDCB7E.

How #EDCB7E 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#EDCB7E
Protanopia#D1D17E
Protanomaly#DDCF7E
Deuteranopia#D7D77C
Deuteranomaly#E0D27D
Tritanopia#F3C3C3
Tritanomaly#F1C6AC
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDCB7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edcb7e: #EDCB7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDCB7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edcb7e': '#EDCB7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.796, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_edcb7e">#EDCB7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDCB7E"

More Yellow Colors

#EDCB7E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDCB7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDCB7E?

#EDCB7E is a light yellow — rgb(237, 203, 126) in RGB and hsl(42, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Buff (#F0DC82), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #EDCB7E?

#EDCB7E is rgb(237, 203, 126) — red 237, green 203, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDCB7E?

#EDCB7E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDCB7E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDCB7E scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDCB7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDCB7E 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.18, which is visibly different.

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