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#EDD9BA Color

#EDD9BA is rgb(237, 217, 186) in RGB, hsl(36, 59%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDD9BA
HEX#EDD9BA
RGBrgb(237, 217, 186)
HSLhsl(36, 59%, 83%)
HSVhsv(36, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.047 78.8)
LABlab(87.76% 3.58 17.97)
LCHlch(87.76% 18.32 78.72)

What #EDD9BA 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 #EDD9BA, 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.

#EDD9BA Channel Values

How #EDD9BA 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 217 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 59% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 22% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDD9BA 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDD9BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDD9BA; 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 #EDD9BA

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 #EDD9BA 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#EDD9BA
Protanopia#DDDDBA
Protanomaly#E3DBBA
Deuteranopia#E0E0B9
Deuteranomaly#E5DDBA
Tritanopia#F0D5D5
Tritanomaly#EFD7CB
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #EDD9BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edd9ba: #EDD9BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDD9BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edd9ba': '#EDD9BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.851, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_edd9ba">#EDD9BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDD9BA"

More Orange Colors

#EDD9BA sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDD9BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDD9BA?

#EDD9BA is a lightest orange — rgb(237, 217, 186) in RGB and hsl(36, 59%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.23.

What is the RGB value of #EDD9BA?

#EDD9BA is rgb(237, 217, 186) — red 237, green 217, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDD9BA?

#EDD9BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDD9BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDD9BA scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDD9BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDD9BA 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 bisque (#FFE4C4) at a CIE76 distance of 5.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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