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#EDF6DB Color

#EDF6DB is rgb(237, 246, 219) in RGB, hsl(80, 60%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beige (#F5F5DC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDF6DB
HEX#EDF6DB
RGBrgb(237, 246, 219)
HSLhsl(80, 60%, 91%)
HSVhsv(80, 11%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(95.9% 0.037 122.1)
LABlab(95.67% -6.54 11.97)
LCHlch(95.67% 13.64 118.65)

What #EDF6DB 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 #EDF6DB, 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 green in the library.

#EDF6DB Channel Values

How #EDF6DB 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 246 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 60% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 11% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDF6DB 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDF6DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDF6DB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDF6DB

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 #EDF6DB 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#EDF6DB
Protanopia#F4F4DB
Protanomaly#F2F5DB
Deuteranopia#F3F3DB
Deuteranomaly#F1F4DB
Tritanopia#F0F3F3
Tritanomaly#EFF4EA
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

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Using #EDF6DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edf6db: #EDF6DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDF6DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edf6db': '#EDF6DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.965, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_edf6db">#EDF6DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDF6DB"

More Green Colors

#EDF6DB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDF6DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDF6DB?

#EDF6DB is a lightest green — rgb(237, 246, 219) in RGB and hsl(80, 60%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beige (#F5F5DC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.45.

What is the RGB value of #EDF6DB?

#EDF6DB is rgb(237, 246, 219) — red 237, green 246, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDF6DB?

#EDF6DB converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDF6DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDF6DB scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDF6DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDF6DB 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 beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 3.45, which is very hard to tell apart.

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