Information about #EDC5C9 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#EDC5C9 presents itself as a clearly saturated earthy red — one that radiates an almost-white brightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Palermo Pink (#EEC0C8). Slightly further away sit Soft Lip (#EDCBCD) and Orchid Pink (#F2BDCD).
The recipe behind #EDC5C9 is rgb(237, 197, 201), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDC5C9: 13.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#EDC5C9 color variations
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#EDC5C9 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#EDC5C9 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#EDC5C9 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#EDC5C9 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#EDC5C9 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #EDC5C9 color
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Nearest named colors to #EDC5C9
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#EEC0C8
#EDCBCD
#F2BDCD
#F4C2C2
#E5CCC9
#EFBBCC
#ECCFCF
#E7CFCA
#E8CDD0
#E9C7BE
#EDB8C7
#F5D0C9
#EDC5C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#EDC5C9
- RGB237, 197, 201
- CMYK0, 16, 14, 7
- CSSrgb(237, 197, 201)
- HSL354°, 53%, 85%
- HSL Precise354°, 52.632%, 85.098%
- HSV354°, 17%, 93%
- HSB354°, 17%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
- GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.773, 0.788)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.773, 0.788, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.773, 0.788)
- Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLuminous
- HEX IDEDC5C9
- DECIMAL ID15582665
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
