#EDDCC8Almond (#EDDCC8) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 72°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.033. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EDDCC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 220, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 51%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 16%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.6 2.6 11.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.903 0.033 72) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Almond shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f5d6ba — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#f4ddc4 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#eddcc8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#edddcb — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Almond in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.34:1 and against black 15.67:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eddcc8 · #d6c6b4 · #aea08f · #877a6c · #62574a · #3f362b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#eddcc8 · #f1c09f · #e0aa98 · #cb9692 · #b5848c · #9d7385
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#eddcc8 · #b9c3a9 · #b89973 · #788956 · #7a5f3d · #444c34
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eddcc8 · #c5b9ac · #6d92bc · #67553f · #483825 · #281e12
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eddcc8 · #bdc2c9 · #8d867e · #4e5256 · #272018 · #010204
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eddcc8 · #a79e95 · #4f463a · #33291d · #110801 · #f4ad4a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eddcc8 · #b8c3d0 · #6d8aab · #31547a · #06223e · #120600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eddcc8 · #b8c3d0 · #5e90a2 · #4b4c7a · #002631 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eddcc8 · #b2c7c5 · #5b9391 · #5f4570 · #2b1737 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eddcc8 · #b6c7bd · #66937c · #31547a · #35132a · #00020b
#EFE0CE · #F1E4D5 · #F3E8DB · #F5ECE2 · #F7F0E8
#C2B3A1 · #998B7C · #716658 · #4C4337 · #2A2219
#EADDCD · #E7DDD2 · #E4DED7
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.