HEX atlas value

#EDD9B6

#EDD9B6 is a warm orange HEX color close to Wheat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 237, 217, 182, HSL 38, 60%, 82%, has luminance 0.7101, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#EDD9B6 Sample readable text

HEX #EDD9B6

RGB rgb(237, 217, 182)

HSL hsl(38 60% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 23, 7)

Luminance 0.7101

Contrast Black 15.2:1White 1.38:1

CSS

--color-edd9b6: #EDD9B6;
.background-edd9b6 { background-color: #EDD9B6; }
.text-edd9b6 { color: #EDD9B6; }

Luminance0.7101

Black text15.2:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA 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":"#EDD9B6","rgb":[237,217,182],"hsl":[38,60,82],"cmyk":[0,8,23,7],"luminance":0.7101,"contrast":{"black":15.2,"white":1.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.38,"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":"#E5EDB6","hex":"#E5EDB6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Wheat adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/edd9b6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B6CAED","analogous":["#EDBDB6","#E5EDB6"],"triadic":["#B6EDD8","#D8B6ED"],"tetradic":["#B6EDBD","#B6CAED","#EDB6E5"],"splitComplementary":["#B6E5ED","#BDB6ED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EDD9B6","#DAB26C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DAB26C","saturated":"#F7DBAB","desaturated":"#E3D6C0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFECCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":12.409673645990857},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":17.349351572897472},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":17.46424919657298},{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":18.275666882497067}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EDD9B6

#EDD9B6 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #EDD9B6 is visually closest to Wheat, a named orange color with HEX #F5DEB3.

The RGB channels are 237, 217, and 182, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.7101, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.2:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EDD9B6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E5EDB6#000000 text · best 17.12:1#E5EDB6

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Peach Puff#000000 text · best 15.98:1#FFDAB9

Generated Palette

#EDD9B6#EDD9B6

#B6CAED#B6CAED

#EDBDB6#EDBDB6

#E5EDB6#E5EDB6

White#FFFFFF

#DAB26C#DAB26C

Color Harmonies

#B6CAED#B6CAED

#EDBDB6#EDBDB6

#E5EDB6#E5EDB6

#B6EDD8#B6EDD8

#D8B6ED#D8B6ED

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DAB26C#DAB26C

#F7DBAB#F7DBAB

#E3D6C0#E3D6C0

White#FFFFFF

#FFECCC#FFECCC

Nearest Named Colors

Wheat#F5DEB3

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Pastel Peach#FFDAB9

#EDD9B6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EDD9B6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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