What color is #EDD1A8?

#EDD1A8 is a light, moderate orange known as Soufflé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Soufflé?

The RGB value is 237, 209, 168: 237 red, 209 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Soufflé?

The complementary color is #A8C4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Soufflé color: hex code #EDD1A8

#EDD1A8 rgb(237, 209, 168)

Shades of beige

Soufflé has the hex code #EDD1A8. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 82% green and 65.9% blue (237, 209, 168).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 66% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

Soufflé (#EDD1A8) color codes

HEX	`#EDD1A8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 209, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 82%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 66%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 29%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.22, 3.77, 23.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.22, 24.25, 81.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.794, 66.435, 46.448)`
Decimal	`15585704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Soufflé, 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 #EDD1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #EDD1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd1a8; }
.text { color: #edd1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 209 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd1a8, #e7eda8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #EDD1A8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EDD1A8?: #EDD1A8 is a light, moderate orange known as Soufflé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Soufflé?: The RGB value is 237, 209, 168: 237 red, 209 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Soufflé?: The complementary color is #A8C4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.