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#EDCFC5 Color

#EDCFC5 is rgb(237, 207, 197) in RGB, hsl(15, 53%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDCFC5
HEX#EDCFC5
RGBrgb(237, 207, 197)
HSLhsl(15, 53%, 85%)
HSVhsv(15, 17%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.037 39.3)
LABlab(85.48% 9.68 9.05)
LCHlch(85.48% 13.25 43.08)

What #EDCFC5 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 #EDCFC5, 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 orange in the library.

#EDCFC5 Channel Values

How #EDCFC5 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 207 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 53% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 17% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 17% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDCFC5 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDCFC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDCFC5; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDCFC5

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

Shades

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How #EDCFC5 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#EDCFC5
Protanopia#D5D5C5
Protanomaly#DFD2C5
Deuteranopia#DADAC4
Deuteranomaly#E2D5C4
Tritanopia#EECECE
Tritanomaly#EECECA
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDCFC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edcfc5: #EDCFC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDCFC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edcfc5': '#EDCFC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.812, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_edcfc5">#EDCFC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDCFC5"

More Orange Colors

#EDCFC5 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDCFC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDCFC5?

#EDCFC5 is a lightest orange — rgb(237, 207, 197) in RGB and hsl(15, 53%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.44.

What is the RGB value of #EDCFC5?

#EDCFC5 is rgb(237, 207, 197) — red 237, green 207, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDCFC5?

#EDCFC5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDCFC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDCFC5 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDCFC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDCFC5 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 8.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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