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#EDEDCD Silkworm

#EDEDCD is a very light, muted yellow named Silkworm. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(237, 237, 205)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 47% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. #EDEDCD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.60:1.

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Variations of #EDEDCD

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F4ECCE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3EACB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1EBCC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F4ECCE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F1ECCE
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F2E9E4
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EFEBD8
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBEBE4

#EDEDCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#EDEDCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.60:1 Super#EDEDCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EDEDCD in CSS

/* Silkworm */
.color { color: #EDEDCD; }
.background { background-color: #EDEDCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EDEDCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(237 237 205);
color: hsl(60 47% 87%);
color: oklch(0.938 0.042 107.2);

#EDEDCD FAQ

What color is #EDEDCD?

#EDEDCD is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Silkworm. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EDEDCD?

#EDEDCD is rgb(237, 237, 205) in RGB, hsl(60, 47%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EDEDCD?

The complementary color of #EDEDCD is #CDCDED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EDEDCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #EDEDCD: 17.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EDEDCD a warm or cool color?

#EDEDCD is a warm color.