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#EDD5BC Writer’s Parchment

#EDD5BC is a very light, muted orange named Writer’s Parchment. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 83.5% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(237, 213, 188)). Its HSL value is 31° hue, 58% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. #EDD5BC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.84:1.

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Variations of #EDD5BC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EDD5BC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EDD5BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EDD5BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E3DBBC
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDD6BA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2D6BB
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3DBBC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6D9BC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F6CFCE
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F0D3C4
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DED8D2

#EDD5BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#EDD5BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.84:1 Super#EDD5BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EDD5BC in CSS

/* Writer’s Parchment */
.color { color: #EDD5BC; }
.background { background-color: #EDD5BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EDD5BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(237 213 188);
color: hsl(31 58% 83%);
color: oklch(0.886 0.043 68.4);

#EDD5BC FAQ

What color is #EDD5BC?

#EDD5BC is a very light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Writer’s Parchment. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EDD5BC?

#EDD5BC is rgb(237, 213, 188) in RGB, hsl(31, 58%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EDD5BC?

The complementary color of #EDD5BC is #BCD4ED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EDD5BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #EDD5BC: 14.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EDD5BC a warm or cool color?

#EDD5BC is a warm color.