Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#EDDCB6

#EDDCB6 is a warm orange HEX color close to Wheat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 237, 220, 182, HSL 41, 60%, 82%, has luminance 0.7257, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#EDDCB6 Sample readable text
HEX #EDDCB6
RGB rgb(237, 220, 182)
HSL hsl(41 60% 82%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 23, 7)
Luminance 0.7257
Contrast Black 15.51:1White 1.35:1

CSS

--color-eddcb6: #EDDCB6;
.background-eddcb6 { background-color: #EDDCB6; }
.text-eddcb6 { color: #EDDCB6; }

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
Luminance0.7257
Black text15.51:1AA Pass
White text1.35:1AA 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":"#EDDCB6","rgb":[237,220,182],"hsl":[41,60,82],"cmyk":[0,7,23,7],"luminance":0.7257,"contrast":{"black":15.51,"white":1.35}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.35,"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":"#E3EDB6","hex":"#E3EDB6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.06,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"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":"#F7DFAB","hex":"#F7DFAB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.1,"contrastWhite":1.3,"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/eddcb6.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":"#B6C7ED","analogous":["#EDC0B6","#E3EDB6"],"triadic":["#B6EDDB","#DBB6ED"],"tetradic":["#B6EDC0","#B6C7ED","#EDB6E3"],"splitComplementary":["#B6E3ED","#C0B6ED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EDDCB6","#DAB76C"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DAB76C","saturated":"#F7DFAB","desaturated":"#E3D7C0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEFCC"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":8.774964387392123},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":15.329709716755891},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":15.427248620541512},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":17},{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":18.35755975068582}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #EDDCB6

#EDDCB6 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #EDDCB6 is visually closest to Wheat, a named orange color with HEX #F5DEB3.

The RGB channels are 237, 220, and 182, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg 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 0.7257, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.51:1AA Pass
White text1.35:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EDDCB6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.51:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
#E3EDB6#000000 text · best 17.06:1#E3EDB6
Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA
Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB
#F7DFAB#000000 text · best 16.1:1#F7DFAB

Generated Palette

#EDDCB6#EDDCB6
#B6C7ED#B6C7ED
#EDC0B6#EDC0B6
#E3EDB6#E3EDB6
White#FFFFFF
#DAB76C#DAB76C

Color Harmonies

#B6C7ED#B6C7ED
#EDC0B6#EDC0B6
#E3EDB6#E3EDB6
#B6EDDB#B6EDDB
#DBB6ED#DBB6ED

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#DAB76C#DAB76C
#F7DFAB#F7DFAB
#E3D7C0#E3D7C0
White#FFFFFF
#FFEFCC#FFEFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Wheat#F5DEB3
Feldspar#F0CDB7
Vanilla#F3E5AB
Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA
Pastel Peach#FFDAB9

Related HEX Guides

Wheat colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F5DEB3.Feldspar colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F0CDB7.Vanilla colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F3E5AB.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.#EDDCB6 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.