What color is #EDD6CF?

#EDD6CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD6CF?

The RGB value is 237, 214, 207: 237 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD6CF?

The complementary color is #CFE6ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD6CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD6CF color

#EDD6CF rgb(237, 214, 207)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EDD6CF is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 83.9% green and 81.2% blue (237, 214, 207).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 45% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fiesta (#EDD8D2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#EDD6CF color codes

HEX	`#EDD6CF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 214, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 83.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 45%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.29, 6.81, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.29, 9.31, 42.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.233, 70.604, 68.948)`
Decimal	`15587023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD6CF, 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 #EDD6CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD6CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #EDD6CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd6cf; }
.text { color: #edd6cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd6cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 214 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd6cf, #ede5cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EDD6CF?: #EDD6CF is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD6CF?: The RGB value is 237, 214, 207: 237 red, 214 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD6CF?: The complementary color is #CFE6ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD6CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.