#EDDBC8Patisserie (#EDDBC8) is a very light, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 69°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.032. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EDDBC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 219, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 51%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 16%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.4 3.1 11.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.901 0.032 69) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Patisserie 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.
#f5d5ba — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red, gains intensity#f4dcc4 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#eddbc8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eddccb — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Patisserie 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 1.35:1 and against black 15.57:1, 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.
#eddbc8 · #d7c6b4 · #ae9f8f · #877a6c · #62574b · #40362c
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.
#eddbc8 · #f1bfa0 · #dfa999 · #cb9593 · #b4838d · #9c7286
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.
#eddbc8 · #bac2a8 · #b99874 · #7a8854 · #7a5d3d · #444c32
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.
#eddbc8 · #c5b9ac · #7099c1 · #68543f · #483725 · #281d12
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eddbc8 · #bcc2c8 · #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.
#eddbc8 · #a79e95 · #50453a · #33291d · #110801 · #f3a748
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eddbc8 · #b6c3d0 · #6b8baa · #2e5479 · #03223e · #130600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eddbc8 · #b6c3d0 · #5c90a0 · #484c7a · #002630 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eddbc8 · #b2c6c4 · #5b938e · #5d4571 · #2a1738 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eddbc8 · #b6c6bc · #68937a · #2e5479 · #34132b · #00020b
#EFDFCE · #F1E3D5 · #F3E8DB · #F5ECE2 · #F7F0E8
#C2B2A1 · #998B7C · #716558 · #4C4237 · #2A2219
#EADCCD · #E7DCD2 · #E4DDD6
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.