What color is #EADCCD?

#EADCCD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Whisper of White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EADCCD?

The RGB value is 234, 220, 205: 234 red, 220 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EADCCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EADCCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EADCCD color

#EADCCD rgb(234, 220, 205)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 86.3% green and 80.4% blue (234, 220, 205).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 41% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Whisper of White (#EADBCA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#EADCCD color codes

HEX	`#EADCCD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 220, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 86.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 41%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.49, 2.31, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.49, 9.38, 75.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.543, 73.088, 68.137)`
Decimal	`15391949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EADCCD, 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 #EADCCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EADCCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	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 #EADCCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eadccd; }
.text { color: #eadccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eadccd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 220 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eadccd, #eaeacd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EADCCD?: #EADCCD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Whisper of White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EADCCD?: The RGB value is 234, 220, 205: 234 red, 220 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EADCCD?: The complementary color is #CDDBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EADCCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.