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#EDDCB3

#eddcb3 ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#eddcb3 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 86.27% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.17% magenta, 24.47% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 42.41°, with 61.7% saturation and 81.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.7245

Complementary

  1. #eddcb3
  2. #b3c4ed

Split complementary

  1. #eddcb3
  2. #b3e1ed
  3. #bfb3ed

Analogous

  1. #edbfb3
  2. #eddcb3
  3. #e1edb3

Triadic

  1. #eddcb3
  2. #b3eddc
  3. #dcb3ed

Tetradic

  1. #eddcb3
  2. #c4edb3
  3. #b3c4ed
  4. #dcb3ed

Square

  1. #eddcb3
  2. #b3edbf
  3. #b3c4ed
  4. #edb3e1

Monochromatic

  1. #d0a337
  2. #dec075
  3. #eddcb3
  4. #fbf7ef
  5. #fbf7ef

Shades

#eddcb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eddcb3
  2. #d5c6a1
  3. #beb08f
  4. #a69a7d
  5. #8e846b
  6. #776e5a
  7. #5f5848
  8. #474236
  9. #2f2c24
  10. #181612
  11. #000000

Tints

#eddcb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eddcb3
  2. #efe0bb
  3. #f1e3c2
  4. #f2e7ca
  5. #f4ead1
  6. #f6eed9
  7. #f8f1e1
  8. #faf5e8
  9. #fbf8f0
  10. #fdfcf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eddcb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eddcb3
  2. #e2d3ae
  3. #d7caa9
  4. #ccc0a4
  5. #c1b79f
  6. #b7ae9a
  7. #aca594
  8. #a19c8f
  9. #96928a
  10. #8b8985
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4ddce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6dab0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eadfb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7d5d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9dbb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebdeb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3d8c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eddcb3 {
  color: #eddcb3;
}
Background
.bg-eddcb3 {
  background-color: #eddcb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eddcb3 {
  border: 2px solid #eddcb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eddcb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 220 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 62% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eddcb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eddcb3, #e1edb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eddcb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 220 179 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 2.21 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 3.88 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 3.96 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.73 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 5.26 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 5.26 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.41 #12234c Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Wheat
#eddcb3  rgb(237, 220, 179)  hsl(42, 62%, 82%)  Wheat
#b3c4ed  rgb(179, 196, 237)  hsl(222, 62%, 82%)  Light Steel Blue
#b3eddc  rgb(179, 237, 220)  hsl(162, 62%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#dcb3ed  rgb(220, 179, 237)  hsl(282, 62%, 82%)  Mauve