Palettes / Colors / #EDCCAB

#EDCCAB — Light Orange

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

#EDCCAB 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 #ABCCED; it also sits naturally between #EDABAB and #EDEDAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EDCCAB

.text { color: #EDCCAB; }
.background { background-color: #EDCCAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCCAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 204, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCCAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 204, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCCAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 204, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDCCAB

Tints of #EDCCAB

Tones of #EDCCAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABCCED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDCCAB: #000000.

How #EDCCAB looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with #EDCCAB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCCAB?

#EDCCAB is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 204, 171). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCCAB?

#EDCCAB is RGB 237, 204, 171 — HSL 30°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCCAB?

Its complement is #ABCCED; analogous partners are #EDABAB and #EDEDAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCCAB for text?

Black text on #EDCCAB has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.