#EDD2CD

sRGB: 237 / 210 / 205

Infinite horizons command forgotten kingdoms
Electric visions tremble in empty gardens
Boundless spirits shatter the chains of fate

#EDD2CD belongs to the red family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 237 red, 210 green and 205 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 9.4° lands in the red region. Its 47.1% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 86.7% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (14.70:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 237, 210, 205
HSL: 9.37°, 47.06%, 86.67%
HSV / HSB: 9.37°, 13.50%, 92.94%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 11.39%, 13.50%, 7.06%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 68.988, 68.506, 67.349
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 86.259, 8.578, 5.914
WCAG relative luminance: 0.68505
24-bit decimal: 15585997

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #EDD2CD in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 14.70:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.43:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#CDE8ED sits half a turn (180°) from #EDD2CD on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#EDD2CD #CDE8ED

Analogous

#EDCDD8 and #EDE2CD sit 30° to either side of #EDD2CD. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#EDCDD8 #EDD2CD #EDE2CD

Triadic

#EDD2CD, #CDEDD2 and #D2CDED are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EDD2CD #CDEDD2 #D2CDED

Split complementary

Start at #EDD2CD and look across the wheel. #CDEDE2 and #CDD8ED sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#EDD2CD #CDEDE2 #CDD8ED

Square

Starting with #EDD2CD, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #D8EDCD, #CDE8ED, then #E2CDED. Across the square, #EDD2CD pairs with #CDE8ED, and #D8EDCD with #E2CDED.

#EDD2CD #D8EDCD #CDE8ED #E2CDED

Tetradic

#EDD2CD and #CDE8ED are opposites, as are #E8EDCD and #D2CDED. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EDD2CD #E8EDCD #CDE8ED #D2CDED

Tints

Mixing #EDD2CD with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #F1DBD7, keeps 80% of the original. By #FBF6F5, the mixture is 80% white.

#EDD2CD #F1DBD7 #F4E4E1 #F8EDEB #FBF6F5 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EDD2CD with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BEA8A4, keeps 80% of the original. By #2F2A29, the mixture is 80% black.

#EDD2CD #BEA8A4 #8E7E7B #5F5452 #2F2A29 #000000

Tones

Mixing #EDD2CD with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D7C2BE, keeps 80% of the original. By #96908F, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EDD2CD #D7C2BE #C1B1AE #ACA19F #96908F #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#EDD2CD

RGB

rgb(237 210 205)

HSL

hsl(9.375 47.059% 86.667%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #EDD2CD;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#EDD2CD uses 237 red, 210 green and 205 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 92.9%

Green 82.4%

Blue 80.4%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EDD2CD is 0.0% cyan, 11.4% magenta, 13.5% yellow and 7.1% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 11.4%

Yellow 13.5%

Black 7.1%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #EECCCC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #ECC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #EDD2CD when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #EECCCC Nearest web-safe: #FFCCCC

Gradient to complement

#EDD2CD #E8D6D2 #E2D9D8 #DDDDDD #D8E1E2 #D2E4E8 #CDE8ED

Color vision previews

Compare how #EDD2CD appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#D7D5CD

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#DDDACD

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#F4CFD1

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E0D4CD

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E2D7CD

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#EED2CE

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#D8D8D8

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#E3D5D2

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.84687 G 0.64448 B 0.61050

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.91179 G 0.82733 B 0.80772

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.81094 G 0.65120 B 0.61699

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.337 y 0.334 Y 68.506

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 7.059 M % 17.647 Y % 19.608

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11101101 11010010 11001101