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#EDE7CE Color

#EDE7CE is rgb(237, 231, 206) in RGB, hsl(48, 46%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Parchment (#F1E9D2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDE7CE
HEX#EDE7CE
RGBrgb(237, 231, 206)
HSLhsl(48, 46%, 87%)
HSVhsv(48, 13%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.034 95.9)
LABlab(91.63% -0.97 12.99)
LCHlch(91.63% 13.02 94.26)

What #EDE7CE 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 #EDE7CE, 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.

#EDE7CE Channel Values

How #EDE7CE 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 231 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 46% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 13% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 13% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDE7CE 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDE7CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDE7CE; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EDE7CE

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 #EDE7CE 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#EDE7CE
Protanopia#E8E8CE
Protanomaly#EAE8CE
Deuteranopia#E9E9CE
Deuteranomaly#EBE8CE
Tritanopia#F0E4E4
Tritanomaly#EFE5DC
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

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Using #EDE7CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ede7ce: #EDE7CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDE7CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ede7ce': '#EDE7CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.906, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ede7ce">#EDE7CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDE7CE"

More Yellow Colors

#EDE7CE sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDE7CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDE7CE?

#EDE7CE is a lightest yellow — rgb(237, 231, 206) in RGB and hsl(48, 46%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Parchment (#F1E9D2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.51.

What is the RGB value of #EDE7CE?

#EDE7CE is rgb(237, 231, 206) — red 237, green 231, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDE7CE?

#EDE7CE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDE7CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDE7CE scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDE7CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDE7CE 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 4.63, which is very hard to tell apart.

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