HEX atlas value

#EDECDE

#EDECDE is a warm yellow HEX color close to Alabaster. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 237, 236, 222, HSL 56, 29%, 90%, has luminance 0.8327, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#EDECDE Sample readable text

HEX #EDECDE

RGB rgb(237, 236, 222)

HSL hsl(56 29% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 6, 7)

Luminance 0.8327

Contrast Black 17.65:1White 1.19:1

CSS

--color-edecde: #EDECDE;
.background-edecde { background-color: #EDECDE; }
.text-edecde { color: #EDECDE; }

Luminance0.8327

Black text17.65:1AA Pass

White text1.19:1AA 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":"#EDECDE","rgb":[237,236,222],"hsl":[56,29,90],"cmyk":[0,0,6,7],"luminance":0.8327,"contrast":{"black":17.65,"white":1.19}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.19,"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":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.98,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F3F1D8","hex":"#F3F1D8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.38,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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":"#E6EDDE","hex":"#E6EDDE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.53,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Alabaster adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/edecde.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/marble-white.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DEDFED","analogous":["#EDE5DE","#E6EDDE"],"triadic":["#DEEDEC","#ECDEED"],"tetradic":["#DEEDE5","#DEDFED","#EDDEE6"],"splitComplementary":["#DEE6ED","#E5DEED"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EDECDE","#CCCAA3"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#CCCAA3","saturated":"#F3F1D8","desaturated":"#E7E7E4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFEF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":2.8284271247461903},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":8.774964387392123},{"slug":"marble-white","name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","distance":10.246950765959598},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":12},{"slug":"beige","name":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","distance":12.206555615733702}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EDECDE

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

The RGB channels are 237, 236, and 222, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.8327, 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 text17.65:1AA Pass

White text1.19:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

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

Black text#00000017.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Beige#000000 text · best 18.98:1#F5F5DC

#F3F1D8#000000 text · best 18.38:1#F3F1D8

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

#E6EDDE#000000 text · best 17.53:1#E6EDDE

Generated Palette

#EDECDE#EDECDE

#DEDFED#DEDFED

#EDE5DE#EDE5DE

#E6EDDE#E6EDDE

White#FFFFFF

#CCCAA3#CCCAA3

Color Harmonies

#DEDFED#DEDFED

#EDE5DE#EDE5DE

#E6EDDE#E6EDDE

#DEEDEC#DEEDEC

#ECDEED#ECDEED

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#CCCAA3#CCCAA3

#F3F1D8#F3F1D8

#E7E7E4#E7E7E4

White#FFFFFF

#FFFEF5#FFFEF5

Nearest Named Colors

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Marble White#F2F0E6

Platinum#E5E4E2

Beige#F5F5DC

#EDECDE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EDECDE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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