What color is #EDE1BE?

#EDE1BE is a very light, moderate orange known as Beurre Blanc. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beurre Blanc?

The RGB value is 237, 225, 190: 237 red, 225 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beurre Blanc?

The complementary color is #BECAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE1BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beurre Blanc color: hex code #EDE1BE

#EDE1BE rgb(237, 225, 190)

Shades of beige

Beurre Blanc has the hex code #EDE1BE. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 88.2% green and 74.5% blue (237, 225, 190).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 57% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

Beurre Blanc (#EDE1BE) color codes

HEX	`#EDE1BE`
RGB	`rgb(237, 225, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 88.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 57%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.66, -1.46, 18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.66, 18.68, 94.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.144, 75.574, 59.545)`
Decimal	`15589822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beurre Blanc, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EDE1BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE1BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EDE1BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede1be; }
.text { color: #ede1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede1be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 225 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede1be, #e2edbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

See #EDE1BE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EDE1BE?: #EDE1BE is a very light, moderate orange known as Beurre Blanc. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beurre Blanc?: The RGB value is 237, 225, 190: 237 red, 225 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beurre Blanc?: The complementary color is #BECAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE1BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.