Information about Colonial White color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FFEDBC presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm orange — one that is nearly as bright as white. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Blond (#FAF0BE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Amber (#FFF0C2) and Pale Gamboge (#FFE8C2).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(255, 237, 188)), which gives #FFEDBC its character. If you plan to put text on a #FFEDBC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 18.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Colonial White" in the Register.
Colonial White color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Colonial White color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Colonial White color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Colonial White color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Colonial White color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Colonial White 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 Colonial White color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Colonial White
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#FAF0BE
#FFF0C2
#FFE8C2
#FCEDC5
#F6EABE
#FAE7B5
#FFE5B4
#FFE4B5
#FFE4C4
#F8F3C4
#F7E5B7
#FFE0BD
Colonial White color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FFEDBC
- RGB255, 237, 188
- CMYK0, 7, 26, 0
- CSSrgb(255, 237, 188)
- HSL44°, 100%, 87%
- HSL Precise43.881°, 100%, 86.863%
- HSV44°, 26%, 100%
- HSB44°, 26%, 100%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
- GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.929, 0.737)
- GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.929, 0.737, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.929, 0.737)
- Percentage of Red in RGB100%
- Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLuminous
- HEX IDFFEDBC
- DECIMAL ID16772540
- Name Length14
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- Counting from2025-01-01



