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#EDDDBB Color

#EDDDBB is rgb(237, 221, 187) in RGB, hsl(41, 58%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDDDBB
HEX#EDDDBB
RGBrgb(237, 221, 187)
HSLhsl(41, 58%, 83%)
HSVhsv(41, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.048 85.8)
LABlab(88.78% 1.75 18.85)
LCHlch(88.78% 18.93 84.70)

What #EDDDBB 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 #EDDDBB, 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.

#EDDDBB Channel Values

How #EDDDBB 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 221 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 58% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 21% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDDDBB 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDDDBB

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

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

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

How #EDDDBB 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#EDDDBB
Protanopia#E0E0BB
Protanomaly#E5DFBB
Deuteranopia#E2E2BA
Deuteranomaly#E7E0BB
Tritanopia#F1D9D9
Tritanomaly#EFDBCE
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDDDBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edddbb: #EDDDBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDDDBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edddbb': '#EDDDBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.867, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_edddbb">#EDDDBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDDDBB"

More Yellow Colors

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

#EDDDBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDDDBB?

#EDDDBB is a lightest yellow — rgb(237, 221, 187) in RGB and hsl(41, 58%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.19.

What is the RGB value of #EDDDBB?

#EDDDBB is rgb(237, 221, 187) — red 237, green 221, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDDDBB?

#EDDDBB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDDDBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDDDBB scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDDDBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDDDBB 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 5.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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