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#EDCAAC — Light Orange

#EDCAAC is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EDCAAC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EDCAAC is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ABCEED; it also sits naturally between #EDABAE and #EDEAAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDCAAC · RGB 237, 202, 172

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Color values

HEX#EDCAAC
RGB237, 202, 172
HSL28°, 64%, 80%
HSV28°, 27%, 93%
CMYK0%, 15%, 27%, 7%
XYZ63.49, 63.22, 47.89
Yxy63.22, 0.3636, 0.3621
CIE-Lab83.56, 7.94, 19.56
Hunter Lab79.51, 7.75, 16.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 79% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EDCAAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDCAAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDCAAC

.text { color: #EDCAAC; }
.background { background-color: #EDCAAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCAAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 202, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 64%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCAAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 202, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCAAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 202, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDCAAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDCAAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDCAAC

#E5B58A#DFA26D#D88D4B#D17A2E#B06727#8E531F#714219#4F2E11#321D0B#110A04

Tints of #EDCAAC

#EECFB4#EFD2B8#F1D7C0#F2DAC4#F4DFCD#F6E4D5#F7E7D9#F9ECE2#F9EFE6#FBF4EE

Tones of #EDCAAC

#E8CAB0#E3CAB5#DFCBB9#DACBBE#D5CBC3#D1CCC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABCEED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDCAAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCAAC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EDCAAC: ·

How #EDCAAC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DEDEB3Deuteranopia · #E0E2B5Tritanopia · #EBB9BA

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDCAAC rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette 131842
#131842 · #E68369 · #ECCEAE · #FBF6E2
Velvet Ruby Bloom
#572A92 · #CA49BB · #DA7F91 · #E8CAAE
Palette Edcfa9
#EDCFA9 · #E89F71 · #D57149 · #AA4A30
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #ECCCB2 · #DEB6AB · #AC7088

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EEC7AB#ECCEAE#E8CAAE#EDCFA9#EFC6B0#ECCCB2#EBCDA6#EAC8A6#EEC3AE#F4C7AB#EBCBB4#ECCDB4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDCAAB  ·  #EDCAAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCAAC?

#EDCAAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 202, 172). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCAAC?

#EDCAAC is RGB 237, 202, 172 — HSL 28°, 64%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCAAC?

Its complement is #ABCEED; analogous partners are #EDABAE and #EDEAAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCAAC for text?

Black text on #EDCAAC has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.