HEX atlas value

#EDC6B6

#EDC6B6 is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 237, 198, 182, HSL 17, 60%, 82%, has luminance 0.6177, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#EDC6B6 Sample readable text

HEX #EDC6B6

RGB rgb(237, 198, 182)

HSL hsl(17 60% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 23, 7)

Luminance 0.6177

Contrast Black 13.35:1White 1.57:1

CSS

--color-edc6b6: #EDC6B6;
.background-edc6b6 { background-color: #EDC6B6; }
.text-edc6b6 { color: #EDC6B6; }

Luminance0.6177

Black text13.35:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EDC6B6","rgb":[237,198,182],"hsl":[17,60,82],"cmyk":[0,16,23,7],"luminance":0.6177,"contrast":{"black":13.35,"white":1.57}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDE1B6","hex":"#EDE1B6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.05,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B6DDED","hex":"#B6DDED","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.55,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Desert Sand adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/edc6b6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/baby-pink.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B6DDED","analogous":["#EDB6C1","#EDE1B6"],"triadic":["#B6EDC5","#C5B6ED"],"tetradic":["#C1EDB6","#B6DDED","#E1B6ED"],"splitComplementary":["#B6EDE1","#B6C1ED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EDC6B6","#DA8B6C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DA8B6C","saturated":"#F7C1AB","desaturated":"#E3CAC0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFDACC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":7.615773105863909},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"morganite","name":"Morganite","hex":"#F5C6C6","distance":17.88854381999832}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EDC6B6

#EDC6B6 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #EDC6B6 is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 237, 198, and 182, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg with 60% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.6177, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.35:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EDC6B6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.35:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EDE1B6#000000 text · best 16.05:1#EDE1B6

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

#B6DDED#000000 text · best 14.55:1#B6DDED

Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

Generated Palette

#EDC6B6#EDC6B6

#B6DDED#B6DDED

#EDB6C1#EDB6C1

#EDE1B6#EDE1B6

White#FFFFFF

#DA8B6C#DA8B6C

Color Harmonies

#B6DDED#B6DDED

#EDB6C1#EDB6C1

#EDE1B6#EDE1B6

#B6EDC5#B6EDC5

#C5B6ED#C5B6ED

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DA8B6C#DA8B6C

#F7C1AB#F7C1AB

#E3CAC0#E3CAC0

White#FFFFFF

#FFDACC#FFDACC

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Baby Pink#F4C2C2

Apricot#FBCEB1

Morganite#F5C6C6

#EDC6B6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EDC6B6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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