Palettes / Colors / #EDDCBB

#EDDCBB — Pale Orange

#EDDCBB 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 #EDDCBB 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.

#EDDCBB 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 #BBCBED; it also sits naturally between #EDC3BB and #E4EDBB. 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 86% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDDCBB

.text { color: #EDDCBB; }
.background { background-color: #EDDCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 220, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 220, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 220, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBCBED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDCBB

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 #EDDCBB 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 #EDDCBB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDCBB?

#EDDCBB is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 220, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDCBB?

#EDDCBB is RGB 237, 220, 187 — HSL 40°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDCBB?

Its complement is #BBCBED; analogous partners are #EDC3BB and #E4EDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDCBB for text?

Black text on #EDDCBB has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.