What color is #E5EDD7?

#E5EDD7 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 #E5EDD7?

The RGB value is 229, 237, 215: 229 red, 237 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EDD7?

The complementary color is #DFD7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EDD7 color

#E5EDD7 rgb(229, 237, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5EDD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.9% green and 84.3% blue (229, 237, 215).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Maison Verte (#E5F0D9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#E5EDD7 color codes

HEX	`#E5EDD7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 237, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.63, -6.49, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.63, 11.71, 123.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.861, 82.133, 76.186)`
Decimal	`15068631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EDD7, 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 #E5EDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #E5EDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5edd7; }
.text { color: #e5edd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5edd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 237 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5edd7, #daedd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E5EDD7?: #E5EDD7 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 #E5EDD7?: The RGB value is 229, 237, 215: 229 red, 237 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EDD7?: The complementary color is #DFD7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.