What color is #E4EDD2?

#E4EDD2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EDD2?

The RGB value is 228, 237, 210: 228 red, 237 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EDD2?

The complementary color is #DBD2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EDD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EDD2 color

#E4EDD2 rgb(228, 237, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4EDD2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 92.9% green and 82.4% blue (228, 237, 210).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 43% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Maison Verte (#E5F0D9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#E4EDD2 color codes

HEX	`#E4EDD2`
RGB	`rgb(228, 237, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 92.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 43%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.45, -7.66, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.45, 14.29, 122.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.91, 81.715, 72.839)`
Decimal	`15003090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EDD2, 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 #E4EDD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EDD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #E4EDD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4edd2; }
.text { color: #e4edd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4edd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 237 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4edd2, #d7edd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E4EDD2?: #E4EDD2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EDD2?: The RGB value is 228, 237, 210: 228 red, 237 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EDD2?: The complementary color is #DBD2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EDD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.