What color is #E9EDD5?

#E9EDD5 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9EDD5?

The RGB value is 233, 237, 213: 233 red, 237 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9EDD5?

The complementary color is #D9D5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9EDD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9EDD5 color

#E9EDD5 rgb(233, 237, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #E9EDD5 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 92.9% green and 83.5% blue (233, 237, 213).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 40% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#E9EDD5 color codes

HEX	`#E9EDD5`
RGB	`rgb(233, 237, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 92.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 40%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.88, -5.44, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.88, 12.43, 115.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.897, 82.696, 74.901)`
Decimal	`15330773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9EDD5, 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 #E9EDD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9EDD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #E9EDD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9edd5; }
.text { color: #e9edd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9edd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 237 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9edd5, #ddedd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E9EDD5?: #E9EDD5 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9EDD5?: The RGB value is 233, 237, 213: 233 red, 237 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9EDD5?: The complementary color is #D9D5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9EDD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.