#FFEDC5 · near Papaya

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#FFEDC5 (RGB 255, 237, 197) is a light, muted beige, closest to Papaya and near Bisque and Buttercream. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #FFEDC5 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 95% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 87°.

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HEX#FFEDC5
RGBrgb(255, 237, 197)
HSLhsl(41, 100%, 89%)
CMYK0, 7, 23, 0
CSS var--papaya
Contrast1.16:1 white · 18.17:1 black

Similar named colors

Papaya #FFEFD5Bisque #FFE4C4Buttercream #FFF4D6Peach #FFE5B4Champagne #F7E7CE

How to use #FFEDC5

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FFEDC5 (18.17:1); white text does not (1.16:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FFEDC5 with its analogous neighbors #FFD1C7 and #F5FFC7; for contrast use its complement #C7D9FF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--papaya: #FFEDC5;

Color card

#FFEDC5 hex color card: near Papaya, RGB 255, 237, 197
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Shades & tints

#332F27#665F4F#998E76#CCBE9E#FFEDC5#FFF1D1#FFF4DC#FFF8E8#FFFBF3

Color harmonies for #FFEDC5

Complementary

#FFEDC5#C7D9FF

Analogous

#FFEDC5#FFD1C7#F5FFC7

Triadic

#FFEDC5#C7FFED#EDC7FF

Split complementary

#FFEDC5#C7F5FF#D1C7FF

Tetradic

#FFEDC5#C7FFD1#C7D9FF#FFC7F5

Palettes with #FFEDC5