HEX atlas value

#EDE8DE

#EDE8DE is a warm orange HEX color close to Alabaster. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 237, 232, 222, HSL 40, 29%, 90%, has luminance 0.8099, and belongs to the light group.

orange warm light

#EDE8DE Sample readable text

HEX #EDE8DE

RGB rgb(237, 232, 222)

HSL hsl(40 29% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 6, 7)

Luminance 0.8099

Contrast Black 17.2:1White 1.22:1

CSS

--color-ede8de: #EDE8DE;
.background-ede8de { background-color: #EDE8DE; }
.text-ede8de { color: #EDE8DE; }

Luminance0.8099

Black text17.2:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA 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":"#EDE8DE","rgb":[237,232,222],"hsl":[40,29,90],"cmyk":[0,2,6,7],"luminance":0.8099,"contrast":{"black":17.2,"white":1.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.22,"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":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.38,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EAEDDE","hex":"#EAEDDE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.67,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F3EAD8","hex":"#F3EAD8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.57,"contrastWhite":1.2,"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"]}]

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/ede8de.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alabaster.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/platinum.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DEE3ED","analogous":["#EDE1DE","#EAEDDE"],"triadic":["#DEEDE8","#E8DEED"],"tetradic":["#DEEDE1","#DEE3ED","#EDDEEA"],"splitComplementary":["#DEEAED","#E1DEED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EDE8DE","#CCBFA3"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#CCBFA3","saturated":"#F3EAD8","desaturated":"#E7E6E4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFCF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":2.8284271247461903},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":8.774964387392123},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":9.797958971132712},{"slug":"marble-white","name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","distance":12.36931687685298},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":12.68857754044952}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EDE8DE

#EDE8DE is classified as a warm orange value with light visual character. #EDE8DE is visually closest to Alabaster, a named yellow color with HEX #EDEAE0.

The RGB channels are 237, 232, and 222, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg 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 0.8099, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 2.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.2:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EDE8DE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Marble White#000000 text · best 18.38:1#F2F0E6

#EAEDDE#000000 text · best 17.67:1#EAEDDE

#F3EAD8#000000 text · best 17.57:1#F3EAD8

Alabaster#000000 text · best 17.45:1#EDEAE0

Generated Palette

#EDE8DE#EDE8DE

#DEE3ED#DEE3ED

#EDE1DE#EDE1DE

#EAEDDE#EAEDDE

White#FFFFFF

#CCBFA3#CCBFA3

Color Harmonies

#DEE3ED#DEE3ED

#EDE1DE#EDE1DE

#EAEDDE#EAEDDE

#DEEDE8#DEEDE8

#E8DEED#E8DEED

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#CCBFA3#CCBFA3

#F3EAD8#F3EAD8

#E7E6E4#E7E6E4

White#FFFFFF

#FFFCF5#FFFCF5

Nearest Named Colors

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Platinum#E5E4E2

Marble White#F2F0E6

Parchment#F1E9D2

#EDE8DE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EDE8DE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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