HEX atlas value

#EDE2DE

#EDE2DE is a warm orange HEX color close to Alabaster. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 237, 226, 222, HSL 16, 29%, 90%, has luminance 0.7767, and belongs to the light group.

orange warm light

#EDE2DE Sample readable text

HEX #EDE2DE

RGB rgb(237, 226, 222)

HSL hsl(16 29% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 6, 7)

Luminance 0.7767

Contrast Black 16.53:1White 1.27:1

CSS

--color-ede2de: #EDE2DE;
.background-ede2de { background-color: #EDE2DE; }
.text-ede2de { color: #EDE2DE; }

Luminance0.7767

Black text16.53:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA 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":"#EDE2DE","rgb":[237,226,222],"hsl":[16,29,90],"cmyk":[0,5,6,7],"luminance":0.7767,"contrast":{"black":16.53,"white":1.27}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.27,"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":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.62,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","light orange","Alabaster adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ede2de.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alabaster.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/platinum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DEE9ED","analogous":["#EDDEE2","#EDE9DE"],"triadic":["#DEEDE2","#E2DEED"],"tetradic":["#E2EDDE","#DEE9ED","#E9DEED"],"splitComplementary":["#DEEDE9","#DEE2ED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EDE2DE","#CCAEA3"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#CCAEA3","saturated":"#F3DFD8","desaturated":"#E7E5E4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF8F5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":8.246211251235321},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":9.16515138991168},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"mercury","name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","distance":15.937377450509228}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EDE2DE

#EDE2DE is classified as a warm orange value with light visual character. #EDE2DE is visually closest to Alabaster, a named yellow color with HEX #EDEAE0.

The RGB channels are 237, 226, and 222, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 29% saturation and 90% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7767, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.53:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EDE2DE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.53:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Mercury#000000 text · best 17.62:1#EBEBEB

Alabaster#000000 text · best 17.45:1#EDEAE0

Eggshell#000000 text · best 17.45:1#F0EAD6

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

Generated Palette

#EDE2DE#EDE2DE

#DEE9ED#DEE9ED

#EDDEE2#EDDEE2

#EDE9DE#EDE9DE

White#FFFFFF

#CCAEA3#CCAEA3

Color Harmonies

#DEE9ED#DEE9ED

#EDDEE2#EDDEE2

#EDE9DE#EDE9DE

#DEEDE2#DEEDE2

#E2DEED#E2DEED

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#CCAEA3#CCAEA3

#F3DFD8#F3DFD8

#E7E5E4#E7E5E4

White#FFFFFF

#FFF8F5#FFF8F5

Nearest Named Colors

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Platinum#E5E4E2

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Parchment#F1E9D2

Mercury#EBEBEB

#EDE2DE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EDE2DE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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