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#EDEDCD

#ededcd ≈ Beige

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ededcd is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 92.94% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.5% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 47.06% saturation and 86.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#ffffcc
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Relative luminance0.8298

Complementary

  1. #ededcd
  2. #cdcded

Split complementary

  1. #ededcd
  2. #cddded
  3. #ddcded

Analogous

  1. #edddcd
  2. #ededcd
  3. #ddedcd

Triadic

  1. #ededcd
  2. #cdeded
  3. #edcded

Tetradic

  1. #ededcd
  2. #cdedcd
  3. #cdcded
  4. #edcded

Square

  1. #ededcd
  2. #cdeddd
  3. #cdcded
  4. #edcddd

Monochromatic

  1. #c5c55d
  2. #d9d995
  3. #ededcd
  4. #fafaf0
  5. #fafaf0

Shades

#ededcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ededcd
  2. #d5d5b9
  3. #bebea4
  4. #a6a690
  5. #8e8e7b
  6. #777767
  7. #5f5f52
  8. #47473e
  9. #2f2f29
  10. #181815
  11. #000000

Tints

#ededcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ededcd
  2. #efefd2
  3. #f1f1d7
  4. #f2f2dc
  5. #f4f4e1
  6. #f6f6e6
  7. #f8f8eb
  8. #fafaf0
  9. #fbfbf5
  10. #fdfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ededcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ededcd
  2. #e2e2c5
  3. #d7d7be
  4. #ccccb6
  5. #c1c1ae
  6. #b7b7a7
  7. #acac9f
  8. #a1a197
  9. #96968f
  10. #8b8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecece0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3eacb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4ecce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2e9e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1ebcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1ecce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0eadb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ededcd {
  color: #ededcd;
}
Background
.bg-ededcd {
  background-color: #ededcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ededcd {
  border: 2px solid #ededcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ededcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 237 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 47% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ededcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ededcd, #ddedcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ededcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 237 205 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 2.88 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 3.39 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 3.74 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 4.33 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 4.66 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 4.73 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 5.21 #121232 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Beige
#ededcd  rgb(237, 237, 205)  hsl(60, 47%, 87%)  Beige
#cdcded  rgb(205, 205, 237)  hsl(240, 47%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#cdeded  rgb(205, 237, 237)  hsl(180, 47%, 87%)  Light Cyan
#edcded  rgb(237, 205, 237)  hsl(300, 47%, 87%)  Thistle