White Chocolate (#EDE6D6)

The hex code for White Chocolate is #EDE6D6. It is rgb(237, 230, 214) in RGB, hsl(42, 39%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 7%) in CMYK — a lightest yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#EDE6D6

RGBrgb(237, 230, 214)

HSLhsl(42, 39%, 88%)

HSVhsv(42, 10%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.023 87.2)

LABlab(91.53% 0.45 8.71)

LCHlch(91.53% 8.72 87.03)

Colors Closest to White Chocolate

White Chocolate is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Eggshell#F0EAD6ΔE 2.34 White Coffee#E6E0D4ΔE 2.95 Parchment#F1E9D2ΔE 3.7 Alabaster#EDEAE0ΔE 3.73 Bone#E3DAC9ΔE 4.23 Antique White#FAEBD7ΔE 4.47

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#EDE6D6 Channel Values

How White Chocolate breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 237 · G 230 · B 214	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 42° · S 39% · L 88%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 42° · S 10% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 3% · Y 10% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.24:1 vs white · 16.89:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a White Chocolate 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.

TextWhite text1.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With White Chocolate

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite White Chocolate; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of White Chocolate

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 White Chocolate 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#EDE6D6

Protanopia#E7E7D6

Protanomaly#EAE7D6

Deuteranopia#E8E8D6

Deuteranomaly#EAE7D6

Tritanopia#EFE4E4

Tritanomaly#EEE5DF

Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #EDE6D6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--white-chocolate: #EDE6D6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDE6D6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'white-chocolate': '#EDE6D6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.902, blue: 0.839)

Android XML<color name="white_chocolate">#EDE6D6</color>

SVG fillfill="#EDE6D6"

More Yellow Colors

White Chocolate sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

edeae0 ecebbd eded5e ebeb00 ededbf ebcb7a eed202 eae9d1 eedc82 eae0c8 eee600 eadd61 f2eebf f8de7e fcfae8 ffc324 ffed8a fffdeb ffffe0 4b390b 807532 9fa91f caca44 dcdc84

#EDE6D6 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for White Chocolate?

The hex code for White Chocolate is #EDE6D6. That is rgb(237, 230, 214) in RGB, hsl(42, 39%, 88%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #EDE6D6?

#EDE6D6 is rgb(237, 230, 214) — red 237, green 230, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDE6D6?

#EDE6D6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDE6D6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDE6D6 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDE6D6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDE6D6 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 4.47, which is very hard to tell apart.

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