What color is #E0EDCA?

#E0EDCA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0EDCA?

The RGB value is 224, 237, 202: 224 red, 237 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EDCA?

The complementary color is #D7CAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0EDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EDCA color

#E0EDCA rgb(224, 237, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0EDCA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 92.9% green and 79.2% blue (224, 237, 202).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#E0EDCA color codes

HEX	`#E0EDCA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 237, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 92.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.99, -10.34, 15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.99, 18.65, 123.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.684, 80.68, 67.662)`
Decimal	`14740938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EDCA, 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 #E0EDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	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 #E0EDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0edca; }
.text { color: #e0edca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0edca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 237 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0edca, #cfedca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E0EDCA?: #E0EDCA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0EDCA?: The RGB value is 224, 237, 202: 224 red, 237 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EDCA?: The complementary color is #D7CAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.