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#EDE7CF Color

#EDE7CF is rgb(237, 231, 207) in RGB, hsl(48, 45%, 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 1.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDE7CF
HEX#EDE7CF
RGBrgb(237, 231, 207)
HSLhsl(48, 45%, 87%)
HSVhsv(48, 13%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.032 95.4)
LABlab(91.65% -0.85 12.50)
LCHlch(91.65% 12.52 93.90)

What #EDE7CF 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 #EDE7CF, 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.

#EDE7CF Channel Values

How #EDE7CF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 45% · 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 · 16.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDE7CF 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 text16.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDE7CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDE7CF; 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 #EDE7CF

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.

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Shades

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How #EDE7CF 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#EDE7CF
Protanopia#E8E8CF
Protanomaly#EAE8CF
Deuteranopia#E9E9CF
Deuteranomaly#EBE8CF
Tritanopia#F0E4E4
Tritanomaly#EFE5DC
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

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Using #EDE7CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ede7cf: #EDE7CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDE7CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ede7cf': '#EDE7CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.906, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ede7cf">#EDE7CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDE7CF"

More Yellow Colors

#EDE7CF sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDE7CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDE7CF?

#EDE7CF is a lightest yellow — rgb(237, 231, 207) in RGB and hsl(48, 45%, 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 1.24.

What is the RGB value of #EDE7CF?

#EDE7CF is rgb(237, 231, 207) — red 237, green 231, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDE7CF?

#EDE7CF 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 #EDE7CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDE7CF scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDE7CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDE7CF 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 4.4, which is very hard to tell apart.

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