#EDD5A0 · Wheat

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#EDD5A0 is a light, moderately saturated beige color, closest to Wheat and near Wheat and Oat. In OKLCH it has 88% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 86°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #EDD5A0 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#EDD5A0
RGBrgb(237, 213, 160)
HSLhsl(41, 68%, 78%)
CMYK0, 10, 32, 7
CSS var--wheat
Contrast1.44:1 white · 14.63:1 black

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How to use #EDD5A0

Black text passes WCAG AA on #EDD5A0 (14.63:1); white text does not (1.44:1).

For a calm scheme pair #EDD5A0 with its analogous neighbors #EDAFA1 and #DFEDA1; for contrast use its complement #A1B9ED as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--wheat: #EDD5A0;

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