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#EED3BE Color

#EED3BE is rgb(238, 211, 190) in RGB, hsl(26, 59%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Unbleached Silk (#FFDDCA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EED3BE
HEX#EED3BE
RGBrgb(238, 211, 190)
HSLhsl(26, 59%, 84%)
HSVhsv(26, 20%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.041 60.1)
LABlab(86.43% 7.32 14.06)
LCHlch(86.43% 15.85 62.52)

What #EED3BE 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 #EED3BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Unbleached Silk#FFDDCAΔE 5.01Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 5.71Almond#EFDECDΔE 5.73Champagne Pink#F1DDCFΔE 5.79Lumber#FFE4CDΔE 6.02Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 6.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EED3BE Channel Values

How #EED3BE 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 238 · G 211 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 59% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 20% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 20% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EED3BE 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EED3BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EED3BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EED3BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EED3BE
Complementary
#BED9EE
Analogous
#EEBEC1
Analogous
#EEEBBE
Triadic
#BEEED3
Triadic
#D3BEEE
Split comp.
#BEEEEB
Split comp.
#BEC1EE

Tints & Shades of #EED3BE

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

#F0D8C6
#F2DECE
#F5E3D6
#F7E9DF
#F9EEE7
#FBF4EF

Shades

#E3B592
#D69461
#CB7534
#9A5928
#6D3F1C
#3D2310

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EED3BE.

How #EED3BE 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#EED3BE
Protanopia#D8D8BE
Protanomaly#E1D6BE
Deuteranopia#DCDCBD
Deuteranomaly#E4D9BD
Tritanopia#F0D1D1
Tritanomaly#EFD2C9
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EED3BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eed3be: #EED3BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EED3BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eed3be': '#EED3BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.827, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_eed3be">#EED3BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EED3BE"

More Orange Colors

#EED3BE sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EED3BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EED3BE?

#EED3BE is a lightest orange — rgb(238, 211, 190) in RGB and hsl(26, 59%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Unbleached Silk (#FFDDCA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #EED3BE?

#EED3BE is rgb(238, 211, 190) — red 238, green 211, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EED3BE?

#EED3BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EED3BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EED3BE scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EED3BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EED3BE 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 7.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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