What color is #EDDBC8?

#EDDBC8 is a very light, moderate orange known as Patisserie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Patisserie?

The RGB value is 237, 219, 200: 237 red, 219 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Patisserie?

The complementary color is #C8DAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDBC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Patisserie color: hex code #EDDBC8

#EDDBC8 rgb(237, 219, 200)

Shades of beige

Patisserie has the hex code #EDDBC8. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 85.9% green and 78.4% blue (237, 219, 200).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 51% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

Patisserie (#EDDBC8) color codes

HEX	`#EDDBC8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 219, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 85.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 51%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.37, 3.12, 11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.37, 11.99, 74.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.681, 72.839, 64.968)`
Decimal	`15588296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Patisserie, 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 #EDDBC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDBC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	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 #EDDBC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddbc8; }
.text { color: #eddbc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddbc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 219 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddbc8, #ededc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EDDBC8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EDDBC8?: #EDDBC8 is a very light, moderate orange known as Patisserie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Patisserie?: The RGB value is 237, 219, 200: 237 red, 219 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Patisserie?: The complementary color is #C8DAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDBC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.