#EDD49E#EDD49E
#EDD49E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.676; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.075 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDD49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 212, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 69%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 33%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 33.3%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.79, 0.97, 29.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.79, 29.95, 88.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.79% 0.0053 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.79% 0.075 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.6412, 67.5623, 41.9769) |
| Luminance | 0.6756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 3.58
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.84
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 4.20
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.31
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 4.31
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDD49E #9EB7ED
analogous
#EDAD9E #EDD49E #DEED9E
triadic
#EDD49E #9EEDD4 #D49EED
tetradic
#EDD49E #9EEDAD #9EB7ED #ED9EDE
square
#EDD49E #9EEDAD #9EB7ED #ED9EDE
split-complementary
#EDD49E #9EDEED #AD9EED
monochromatic
#DAA637 #E3BD6A #EDD49E #F7EBD2 #FAF4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#EDD49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.51
#EDD49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDD49E
14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDD49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDD49E | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.51 | 14.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1D39A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D9A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edd49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 212, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.075 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e1bb',
500: '#edd49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edd49e; $custom-light: #f4e1bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edd49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 212,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.013,
"s": 68.696,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87791,
"c": 0.07516,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.6756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDD49E
secondary
#6685C9
accent
#50D115
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#171512
muted
#858482