HEX atlas value

#EDDFB6

#EDDFB6 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Wheat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 237, 223, 182, HSL 45, 60%, 82%, has luminance 0.7416, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#EDDFB6 Sample readable text

HEX #EDDFB6

RGB rgb(237, 223, 182)

HSL hsl(45 60% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 23, 7)

Luminance 0.7416

Contrast Black 15.83:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-eddfb6: #EDDFB6;
.background-eddfb6 { background-color: #EDDFB6; }
.text-eddfb6 { color: #EDDFB6; }

Luminance0.7416

Black text15.83:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA 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":"#EDDFB6","rgb":[237,223,182],"hsl":[45,60,82],"cmyk":[0,6,23,7],"luminance":0.7416,"contrast":{"black":15.83,"white":1.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"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":"#DFEDB6","hex":"#DFEDB6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.93,"contrastWhite":1.24,"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":"#F7E4AB","hex":"#F7E4AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.64,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Wheat adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eddfb6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B6C3ED","analogous":["#EDC3B6","#DFEDB6"],"triadic":["#B6EDDF","#DFB6ED"],"tetradic":["#B6EDC3","#B6C3ED","#EDB6DF"],"splitComplementary":["#B6DFED","#C3B6ED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EDDFB6","#DABF6C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DABF6C","saturated":"#F7E4AB","desaturated":"#E3DAC0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF2CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":8.602325267042627},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":13.892443989449804},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":15.033296378372908},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":18.275666882497067},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":18.275666882497067}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EDDFB6

#EDDFB6 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #EDDFB6 is visually closest to Wheat, a named orange color with HEX #F5DEB3.

The RGB channels are 237, 223, and 182, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg 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, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.7416, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.83:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EDDFB6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#DFEDB6#000000 text · best 16.93:1#DFEDB6

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

#F7E4AB#000000 text · best 16.64:1#F7E4AB

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Generated Palette

#EDDFB6#EDDFB6

#B6C3ED#B6C3ED

#EDC3B6#EDC3B6

#DFEDB6#DFEDB6

White#FFFFFF

#DABF6C#DABF6C

Color Harmonies

#B6C3ED#B6C3ED

#EDC3B6#EDC3B6

#DFEDB6#DFEDB6

#B6EDDF#B6EDDF

#DFB6ED#DFB6ED

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DABF6C#DABF6C

#F7E4AB#F7E4AB

#E3DAC0#E3DAC0

White#FFFFFF

#FFF2CC#FFF2CC

Nearest Named Colors

Wheat#F5DEB3

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Pearl#EAE0C8

#EDDFB6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EDDFB6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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