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#EDDBB3 — Pale Orange

#EDDBB3 is a orange color we call Pale 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 #EDDBB3 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.

#EDDBB3 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 #B5C7EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBFB5 and #E3EEB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDDBB3 · RGB 237, 219, 179

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Color values

HEX#EDDBB3
RGB237, 219, 179
HSL41°, 62%, 82%
HSV41°, 24%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 24%, 7%
XYZ68.39, 71.92, 52.93
Yxy71.92, 0.3539, 0.3722
CIE-Lab87.93, 0.07, 21.94
Hunter Lab84.81, 0.07, 18.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EDDBB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDDBB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDDBB3

.text { color: #EDDBB3; }
.background { background-color: #EDDBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 219, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 62%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 219, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 219, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDDBB3

#E6CC94#DEBC73#D7AE56#D09E35#B2872A#916E22#70551A#533F13#32260C#110D04

Tints of #EDDBB3

#EFDEB9#F0E1C1#F1E3C5#F3E7CD#F4E9D2#F5EBD6#F7EFDE#F8F1E2#FAF5EA#FBF7EE

Tones of #EDDBB3

#E9DAB9#E5D9BD#E1D7C1#DDD6C5#D9D4C9#D5D3CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5C7EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDBB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDBB3

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 #EDDBB3: ·

How #EDDBB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5BDDeuteranopia · #E6E8BFTritanopia · #ECC4C6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDDBB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9efdb
#F9EFDB · #EBD9B4 · #9DBC98 · #638889
Palette 288fb4
#288FB4 · #1D556F · #EFDDB2 · #FA360A
Gentle Ruby Tempest
#1E5CB1 · #7CB2E8 · #E3AB5D · #ECD8B3
Palette 87805e
#87805E · #B09B71 · #D8CCA3 · #EDDFB3
Lucky Ruby Cinder
#C1971D · #1EC79C · #BD4DE4 · #EADAB0
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7

Similar colors

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

#EBD9B4#EFDDB2#ECD8B3#EDDFB3#EADAB0#ECDDB7#EAD8B1#E8DBB3#F0DBAF#EADFB4#EBDEB7#EBD8B7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDBB2  ·  #EDDBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDBB3?

#EDDBB3 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 219, 179). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDBB3?

#EDDBB3 is RGB 237, 219, 179 — HSL 41°, 62%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 24%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDBB3?

Its complement is #B5C7EE; analogous partners are #EEBFB5 and #E3EEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDBB3 for text?

Black text on #EDDBB3 has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.