What color is #EDD7CC?

#EDD7CC 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 #EDD7CC?

The RGB value is 237, 215, 204: 237 red, 215 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD7CC?

The complementary color is #CCE2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD7CC color

#EDD7CC rgb(237, 215, 204)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EDD7CC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 84.3% green and 80% blue (237, 215, 204).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 48% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Coconut (#EBD5CA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#EDD7CC color codes

HEX	`#EDD7CC`
RGB	`rgb(237, 215, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 84.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 48%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.47, 5.81, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.47, 10.04, 54.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.124, 70.966, 67.119)`
Decimal	`15587276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD7CC, 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 #EDD7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #EDD7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd7cc; }
.text { color: #edd7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 215 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd7cc, #ede8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #EDD7CC?: #EDD7CC 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 #EDD7CC?: The RGB value is 237, 215, 204: 237 red, 215 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD7CC?: The complementary color is #CCE2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.