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#EDDDBC — Pale Orange

#EDDDBC 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 #EDDDBC 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.

#EDDDBC 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.

#EDDDBC · RGB 237, 221, 188

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Color values

HEX#EDDDBC
RGB237, 221, 188
HSL40°, 58%, 83%
HSV40°, 21%, 93%
CMYK0%, 7%, 21%, 7%
XYZ69.86, 73.35, 58.05
Yxy73.35, 0.3471, 0.3644
CIE-Lab88.61, 0.31, 18.19
Hunter Lab85.64, 0.30, 15.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDDDBC

.text { color: #EDDDBC; }
.background { background-color: #EDDDBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDDBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 221, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDDBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 221, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDDBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 221, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDDDBC

#E4CC9A#DCBB7A#D3AB5A#CB9A3A#B1862F#916E27#71551E#513D15#30250D#100C04

Tints of #EDDDBC

#EEDEBF#F0E2C7#F1E4CB#F2E6CF#F4EAD7#F5ECDB#F6EFDF#F8F1E3#FAF5EB#FBF7EF

Tones of #EDDDBC

#E9DBBE#E5DAC2#E2D8C5#DED7C9#DBD6CC#D7D5D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBCBED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDDBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDDBC

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 #EDDDBC: ·

How #EDDDBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6C4Deuteranopia · #E7E8C6Tritanopia · #ECCACC

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 #EDDDBC rather than the exact color:

Palette D84040
#D84040 · #A31D1D · #ECDCBF · #F8F2DE
Velvet Ruby Breeze
#8A1F1A · #F6331A · #F76C58 · #EFD9BD
Palette 5e0006
#5E0006 · #9B0F06 · #D53E0F · #EED9B9
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0
Palette 698269
#698269 · #B99B6B · #F1DBBF · #AA5656

Similar colors

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

#ECDCBF#EFD9BD#EED9B9#ECDDB7#EADFC0#F1DBBF#EBDEB7#F2DEBA#F3DEBA#F2E1BB#ECD7B9#EAD7BB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDDBB  ·  #EDDDBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDDBC?

#EDDDBC is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 237, 221, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDDBC?

#EDDDBC is RGB 237, 221, 188 — HSL 40°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDDBC?

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

Can I use #EDDDBC for text?

Black text on #EDDDBC has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.