What color is #EDD2C3?

#EDD2C3 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Salt on Her Lips. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD2C3?

The RGB value is 237, 210, 195: 237 red, 210 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD2C3?

The complementary color is #C3DEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD2C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD2C3 color

#EDD2C3 rgb(237, 210, 195)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EDD2C3 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 82.4% green and 76.5% blue (237, 210, 195).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 54% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Salt on Her Lips (#F6DACB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#EDD2C3 color codes

HEX	`#EDD2C3`
RGB	`rgb(237, 210, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 82.4%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 54%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.03, 7.03, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.03, 12.95, 57.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.822, 68.04, 61.179)`
Decimal	`15585987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD2C3, 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 #EDD2C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD2C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	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 #EDD2C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd2c3; }
.text { color: #edd2c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd2c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 210 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd2c3, #ede7c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #EDD2C3?: #EDD2C3 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Salt on Her Lips. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD2C3?: The RGB value is 237, 210, 195: 237 red, 210 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD2C3?: The complementary color is #C3DEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD2C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.