What color is #EAD7CD?

#EAD7CD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD7CD?

The RGB value is 234, 215, 205: 234 red, 215 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD7CD?

The complementary color is #CDE0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD7CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD7CD color

#EAD7CD rgb(234, 215, 205)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EAD7CD is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 84.3% green and 80.4% blue (234, 215, 205).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 41% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Coconut (#EBD5CA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#EAD7CD color codes

HEX	`#EAD7CD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 215, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 84.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 41%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.24, 4.91, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.24, 8.79, 56.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.251, 70.502, 67.706)`
Decimal	`15390669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD7CD, 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 #EAD7CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD7CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #EAD7CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead7cd; }
.text { color: #ead7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead7cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 215 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead7cd, #eae5cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #EAD7CD?: #EAD7CD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD7CD?: The RGB value is 234, 215, 205: 234 red, 215 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD7CD?: The complementary color is #CDE0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD7CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.