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#EDECDE Onion Skin

#EDECDE is a very light white named Onion Skin. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.5% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(237, 236, 222)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 29% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. #EDECDE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.65:1.

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Variations of #EDECDE

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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#EDECDE 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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#EDECDE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EFECDE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFEBDD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEEBDE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EFECDE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EFECDE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F0EAE8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EEEBE3
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECEBE8

#EDECDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#EDECDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.65:1 Super#EDECDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EDECDE in CSS

/* Onion Skin */
.color { color: #EDECDE; }
.background { background-color: #EDECDE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EDECDE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(237 236 222);
color: hsl(56 29% 90%);
color: oklch(0.940 0.019 103.4);

#EDECDE FAQ

What color is #EDECDE?

#EDECDE is a very light white. Its closest named color is Onion Skin. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EDECDE?

#EDECDE is rgb(237, 236, 222) in RGB, hsl(56, 29%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EDECDE?

The complementary color of #EDECDE is #DEDFED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EDECDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #EDECDE: 17.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EDECDE a warm or cool color?

#EDECDE is a neutral color.