Palettes / Colors / #EDCDAD

#EDCDAD — Light Orange

#EDCDAD 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 #EDCDAD 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.

#EDCDAD 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDCDAD

.text { color: #EDCDAD; }
.background { background-color: #EDCDAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCDAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 205, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 64%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCDAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 205, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCDAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 205, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDCDAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABCCED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDCDAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCDAD

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:

How #EDCDAD 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 a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDCDAC  ·  #EDCDAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCDAD?

#EDCDAD is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 205, 173). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCDAD?

#EDCDAD is RGB 237, 205, 173 — HSL 30°, 64%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCDAD?

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

Can I use #EDCDAD for text?

Black text on #EDCDAD has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.