HEX atlas value

#EDEFC8

#EDEFC8 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Canvas. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 237, 239, 200, HSL 63, 55%, 86%, has luminance 0.8391, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#EDEFC8 Sample readable text

HEX #EDEFC8

RGB rgb(237, 239, 200)

HSL hsl(63 55% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 16, 6)

Luminance 0.8391

Contrast Black 17.78:1White 1.18:1

CSS

--color-edefc8: #EDEFC8;
.background-edefc8 { background-color: #EDEFC8; }
.text-edefc8 { color: #EDEFC8; }

Luminance0.8391

Black text17.78:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA 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":"#EDEFC8","rgb":[237,239,200],"hsl":[63,55,86],"cmyk":[1,0,16,6],"luminance":0.8391,"contrast":{"black":17.78,"white":1.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.18,"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":"#F4F7C0","hex":"#F4F7C0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.91,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.64,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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 yellow","light","light yellow","Canvas 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/edefc8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CAC8EF","analogous":["#EFDDC8","#D9EFC8"],"triadic":["#C8EDEF","#EFC8ED"],"tetradic":["#C8EFDD","#CAC8EF","#EFC8D9"],"splitComplementary":["#C8D9EF","#DDC8EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EDEFC8","#D6DA81"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#D6DA81","saturated":"#F4F7C0","desaturated":"#E6E7D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FDFFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":12.165525060596439},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":12.328828005937952},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":14.142135623730951},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":15.165750888103101}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EDEFC8

#EDEFC8 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #EDEFC8 is visually closest to Canvas, a named yellow color with HEX #F4EBD0.

The RGB channels are 237, 239, and 200, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 55% saturation and 86% 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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.8391, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.78:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EDEFC8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.78:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F4F7C0#000000 text · best 18.91:1#F4F7C0

Canvas#000000 text · best 17.64:1#F4EBD0

Eggshell#000000 text · best 17.45:1#F0EAD6

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

Generated Palette

#EDEFC8#EDEFC8

#CAC8EF#CAC8EF

#EFDDC8#EFDDC8

#D9EFC8#D9EFC8

White#FFFFFF

#D6DA81#D6DA81

Color Harmonies

#CAC8EF#CAC8EF

#EFDDC8#EFDDC8

#D9EFC8#D9EFC8

#C8EDEF#C8EDEF

#EFC8ED#EFC8ED

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#D6DA81#D6DA81

#F4F7C0#F4F7C0

#E6E7D0#E6E7D0

White#FFFFFF

#FDFFE0#FDFFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Canvas#F4EBD0

Vellum#EFE3C8

Parchment#F1E9D2

Champagne#F7E7CE

Eggshell#F0EAD6

#EDEFC8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EDEFC8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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