What color is #EDE7D7?

#EDE7D7 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Homoeopathic Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Homoeopathic Yellow?

The RGB value is 237, 231, 215: 237 red, 231 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Homoeopathic Yellow?

The complementary color is #D7DDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE7D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Homoeopathic Yellow color: hex code #EDE7D7

#EDE7D7 rgb(237, 231, 215)

Shades of beige

Homoeopathic Yellow has the hex code #EDE7D7. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 90.6% green and 84.3% blue (237, 231, 215).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

Homoeopathic Yellow (#EDE7D7) color codes

HEX	`#EDE7D7`
RGB	`rgb(237, 231, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 90.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.71, -0.68, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.71, 8.53, 94.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.765, 80.063, 75.739)`
Decimal	`15591383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Homoeopathic Yellow, 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 #EDE7D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE7D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #EDE7D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede7d7; }
.text { color: #ede7d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede7d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 231 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede7d7, #e8edd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

See #EDE7D7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EDE7D7?: #EDE7D7 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Homoeopathic Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Homoeopathic Yellow?: The RGB value is 237, 231, 215: 237 red, 231 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Homoeopathic Yellow?: The complementary color is #D7DDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE7D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.