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#ede2a1 color: Bells and Whistles Gold

#ede2a1 is rgb(237, 226, 161) in RGB and oklch(90.642% 0.08396 99.704) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

90.6%
0.084
100°
  • Beige
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Vanilla
  • amber-200
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.31:1Hard to read
Lc -18
Black text
15.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 88

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About #ede2a1

#ede2a1 is a pastel very light beige color. In OKLCH it has 90.6% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.31:1 contrast and black text 15.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bells and Whistles Gold (#ede3a1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-200.

More very light beige colors

Lighter: #ede2a1 mixed with white

  1. ede2a1
  2. efe5ab
  3. f0e8b5
  4. f2ebbe
  5. f4eec8
  6. f6f1d1
  7. f8f4da
  8. f9f7e3
  9. fbf9ed
  10. fdfcf6

Darker: #ede2a1 mixed with black

  1. ede2a1
  2. cec48b
  3. b0a876
  4. 938c62
  5. 77714e
  6. 5c573c
  7. 423e2a
  8. 2a2719
  9. 141209
  10. 030301

Calmer: #ede2a1 with less saturation

  1. ede2a1
  2. ece2a8
  3. eae2af
  4. e9e2b5
  5. e8e1bc
  6. e6e1c2
  7. e5e1c8
  8. e4e1ce
  9. e2e1d4
  10. e1e0da

Questions about #ede2a1

What color is #ede2a1?

#ede2a1 is pastel very light beige. The closest named color is Bells and Whistles Gold. In RGB it is rgb(237, 226, 161), in HSL hsl(51.32, 67.86%, 78.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(90.642% 0.08396 99.704).

What colors go well with #ede2a1?

The complementary color of #ede2a1 is #d6dcff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffd7a3 and #ceecb1. The triadic partners are #9feeff and #ffcbf2.

Is white or black text more readable on #ede2a1?

Black text reads better on #ede2a1: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and black gives 15.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ede2a1 a warm or cool color?

#ede2a1 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 90.6% and its chroma 0.084.