#FFEDC5 · Papaya

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#FFEDC5 is a light, highly saturated beige color, closest to Papaya and near Papaya and Bisque. In OKLCH it has 95% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 87°. 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.

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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

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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;

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