What color is #EDD8C6?

#EDD8C6 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD8C6?

The RGB value is 237, 216, 198: 237 red, 216 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD8C6?

The complementary color is #C6DBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD8C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD8C6 color

#EDD8C6 rgb(237, 216, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDD8C6 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 84.7% green and 77.6% blue (237, 216, 198).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 52% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Burrito (#EED7C1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#EDD8C6 color codes

HEX	`#EDD8C6`
RGB	`rgb(237, 216, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 84.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 52%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.58, 4.37, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.58, 12.3, 69.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.674, 71.195, 63.487)`
Decimal	`15587526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD8C6, 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 #EDD8C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD8C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #EDD8C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd8c6; }
.text { color: #edd8c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd8c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 216 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd8c6, #edecc6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDD8C6?: #EDD8C6 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD8C6?: The RGB value is 237, 216, 198: 237 red, 216 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD8C6?: The complementary color is #C6DBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD8C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.