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#EDCDC5 Color

#EDCDC5 is rgb(237, 205, 197) in RGB, hsl(12, 53%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDCDC5
HEX#EDCDC5
RGBrgb(237, 205, 197)
HSLhsl(12, 53%, 85%)
HSVhsv(12, 17%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.038 34.3)
LABlab(84.99% 10.67 8.36)
LCHlch(84.99% 13.56 38.09)

What #EDCDC5 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 #EDCDC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 2.02Lotion Pink#ECCFCFΔE 4.48Champagne Pink#F1DDCFΔE 6.99Pale Pink#FADADDΔE 7.43Unbleached Silk#FFDDCAΔE 7.95Light Red#FFCCCBΔE 8

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

#EDCDC5 Channel Values

How #EDCDC5 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 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 53% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 17% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 17% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDCDC5 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDCDC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDCDC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDCDC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDCDC5
Complementary
#C4E5ED
Analogous
#EDC4D1
Analogous
#EDE1C4
Triadic
#C4EDCD
Triadic
#CDC4ED
Split comp.
#C4EDE1
Split comp.
#C4D1ED

Tints & Shades of #EDCDC5

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

#EFD3CC
#F2DAD4
#F4E1DC
#F5E4E0
#F8EBE8
#FAF2EF

Shades

#DFA496
#D17F6B
#C3573C
#98442F
#692F20
#3E1C13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDCDC5.

How #EDCDC5 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#EDCDC5
Protanopia#D3D3C5
Protanomaly#DED1C5
Deuteranopia#D8D8C4
Deuteranomaly#E1D4C4
Tritanopia#EECCCC
Tritanomaly#EDCCC9
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDCDC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edcdc5: #EDCDC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDCDC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edcdc5': '#EDCDC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.804, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_edcdc5">#EDCDC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDCDC5"

More Red Colors

#EDCDC5 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#EDCDC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDCDC5?

#EDCDC5 is a lightest red — rgb(237, 205, 197) in RGB and hsl(12, 53%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.02.

What is the RGB value of #EDCDC5?

#EDCDC5 is rgb(237, 205, 197) — red 237, green 205, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDCDC5?

#EDCDC5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDCDC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDCDC5 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDCDC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDCDC5 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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