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#EDCDB0 Color

#EDCDB0 is rgb(237, 205, 176) in RGB, hsl(29, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDCDB0
HEX#EDCDB0
RGBrgb(237, 205, 176)
HSLhsl(29, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(29, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.053 64.2)
LABlab(84.61% 8.44 18.86)
LCHlch(84.61% 20.66 65.90)

What #EDCDB0 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 #EDCDB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 2.29Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 5.53Blush Peach#FFDAB9ΔE 5.73Very Pale Orange#FFDFBFΔE 6.44Nude#E3BC9AΔE 7.19Unbleached Silk#FFDDCAΔE 7.94

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

#EDCDB0 Channel Values

How #EDCDB0 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 205 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 26% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDCDB0 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDCDB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDCDB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDCDB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDCDB0
Complementary
#B0D0ED
Analogous
#EDB0B1
Analogous
#EDECB0
Triadic
#B0EDCE
Triadic
#CEB0ED
Split comp.
#B0EDEC
Split comp.
#B0B1ED

Tints & Shades of #EDCDB0

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

#EFD3B8
#F2DBC5
#F4E0CD
#F7E8DA
#F8EDE2
#FBF5EE

Shades

#E3B182
#D89455
#C8782D
#9A5C23
#6C4119
#3E250E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDCDB0.

How #EDCDB0 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#EDCDB0
Protanopia#D3D3B0
Protanomaly#DED1B0
Deuteranopia#D8D8AF
Deuteranomaly#E1D4AF
Tritanopia#F0CACA
Tritanomaly#EFCBC0
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDCDB0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edcdb0: #EDCDB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDCDB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edcdb0': '#EDCDB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.804, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_edcdb0">#EDCDB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDCDB0"

More Orange Colors

#EDCDB0 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EDCDB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDCDB0?

#EDCDB0 is a lightest orange — rgb(237, 205, 176) in RGB and hsl(29, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.29.

What is the RGB value of #EDCDB0?

#EDCDB0 is rgb(237, 205, 176) — red 237, green 205, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDCDB0?

#EDCDB0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDCDB0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDCDB0 scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDCDB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDCDB0 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 5.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #EDCDB0 in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.