What color is #EDD9BB?

#EDD9BB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dust Storm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD9BB?

The RGB value is 237, 217, 187: 237 red, 217 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD9BB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDD9BB?

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.

#EDD9BB color

#EDD9BB rgb(237, 217, 187)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDD9BB is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 85.1% green and 73.3% blue (237, 217, 187).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 58% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dust Storm (#E7D3B7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EDD9BB color codes

HEX	`#EDD9BB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 217, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 85.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 58%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.59, 2.22, 17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.59, 17.44, 82.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.708, 71.22, 57.131)`
Decimal	`15587771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD9BB, 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 #EDD9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD9BB 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 #EDD9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd9bb; }
.text { color: #edd9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 217 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd9bb, #e8edbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Champagne.

Questions

What color is #EDD9BB?: #EDD9BB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dust Storm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD9BB?: The RGB value is 237, 217, 187: 237 red, 217 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD9BB?: The complementary color is #BBCFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD9BB?: 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.