What color is #EDDEA1?

#EDDEA1 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDDEA1?

The RGB value is 237, 222, 161: 237 red, 222 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDEA1?

The complementary color is #A1B0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDEA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDEA1 color

#EDDEA1 rgb(237, 222, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDDEA1 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 87.1% green and 63.1% blue (237, 222, 161).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 68% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is French Vanilla (#EFE1A7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#EDDEA1 color codes

HEX	`#EDDEA1`
RGB	`rgb(237, 222, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 87.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 68%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.36, -3.79, 31.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.36, 32.06, 96.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.48, 72.822, 44.213)`
Decimal	`15589025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDEA1, 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 #EDDEA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDEA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #EDDEA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddea1; }
.text { color: #eddea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 222 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddea1, #d6eda1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EDDEA1?: #EDDEA1 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDDEA1?: The RGB value is 237, 222, 161: 237 red, 222 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDEA1?: The complementary color is #A1B0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDEA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.