What color is #EDD7CF?

#EDD7CF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD7CF?

The RGB value is 237, 215, 207: 237 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD7CF?

The complementary color is #CFE5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD7CF color

#EDD7CF rgb(237, 215, 207)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EDD7CF is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 84.3% green and 81.2% blue (237, 215, 207).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 45% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fiesta (#EDD8D2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#EDD7CF color codes

HEX	`#EDD7CF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 215, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 84.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 45%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.54, 6.29, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.54, 9.19, 46.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.487, 71.112, 69.032)`
Decimal	`15587279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD7CF, 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 #EDD7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #EDD7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd7cf; }
.text { color: #edd7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 215 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd7cf, #ede6cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EDD7CF?: #EDD7CF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD7CF?: The RGB value is 237, 215, 207: 237 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD7CF?: The complementary color is #CFE5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.