Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#EDC8B6

#EDC8B6 is a warm orange HEX color close to Feldspar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 237, 200, 182, HSL 20, 60%, 82%, has luminance 0.6269, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#EDC8B6 Sample readable text
HEX #EDC8B6
RGB rgb(237, 200, 182)
HSL hsl(20 60% 82%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 23, 7)
Luminance 0.6269
Contrast Black 13.54:1White 1.55:1

CSS

--color-edc8b6: #EDC8B6;
.background-edc8b6 { background-color: #EDC8B6; }
.text-edc8b6 { color: #EDC8B6; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6269
Black text13.54:1AA Pass
White text1.55:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#EDC8B6","rgb":[237,200,182],"hsl":[20,60,82],"cmyk":[0,16,23,7],"luminance":0.6269,"contrast":{"black":13.54,"white":1.55}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.55,"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":"#EDE3B6","hex":"#EDE3B6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.26,"contrastWhite":1.29,"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":"#B6DAED","hex":"#B6DAED","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.24,"contrastWhite":1.47,"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","Feldspar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/edc8b6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/baby-pink.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#B6DAED","analogous":["#EDB6BF","#EDE3B6"],"triadic":["#B6EDC8","#C8B6ED"],"tetradic":["#BFEDB6","#B6DAED","#E3B6ED"],"splitComplementary":["#B6EDE3","#B6BFED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EDC8B6","#DA916C"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DA916C","saturated":"#F7C5AB","desaturated":"#E3CBC0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFDDCC"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":5.916079783099616},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":7.0710678118654755},{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":15.132745950421556},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"morganite","name":"Morganite","hex":"#F5C6C6","distance":18}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #EDC8B6

#EDC8B6 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #EDC8B6 is visually closest to Feldspar, a named orange color with HEX #F0CDB7.

The RGB channels are 237, 200, and 182, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg 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 0.6269, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.92, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.54:1AA Pass
White text1.55:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EDC8B6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.54:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
#EDE3B6#000000 text · best 16.26:1#EDE3B6
Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1
#B6DAED#000000 text · best 14.24:1#B6DAED
Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

Generated Palette

#EDC8B6#EDC8B6
#B6DAED#B6DAED
#EDB6BF#EDB6BF
#EDE3B6#EDE3B6
White#FFFFFF
#DA916C#DA916C

Color Harmonies

#B6DAED#B6DAED
#EDB6BF#EDB6BF
#EDE3B6#EDE3B6
#B6EDC8#B6EDC8
#C8B6ED#C8B6ED

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#DA916C#DA916C
#F7C5AB#F7C5AB
#E3CBC0#E3CBC0
White#FFFFFF
#FFDDCC#FFDDCC

Nearest Named Colors

Feldspar#F0CDB7
Desert Sand#EDC9AF
Baby Pink#F4C2C2
Apricot#FBCEB1
Morganite#F5C6C6

Related HEX Guides

Feldspar colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F0CDB7.Desert Sand colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #EDC9AF.Baby Pink colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F4C2C2.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#EDC8B6 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.