What color is #EDDFAE?

#EDDFAE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDDFAE?

The RGB value is 237, 223, 174: 237 red, 223 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDFAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDDFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDFAE color

#EDDFAE rgb(237, 223, 174)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 87.5% green and 68.2% blue (237, 223, 174).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 64% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Ivory (#EEDDAA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#EDDFAE color codes

HEX	`#EDDFAE`
RGB	`rgb(237, 223, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 87.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 64%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 27%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.85, -2.65, 25.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.85, 25.93, 95.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.953, 73.837, 50.656)`
Decimal	`15589294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDFAE, 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 #EDDFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #EDDFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddfae; }
.text { color: #eddfae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddfae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 223 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddfae, #dcedae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #EDDFAE?: #EDDFAE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDDFAE?: The RGB value is 237, 223, 174: 237 red, 223 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDFAE?: The complementary color is #AEBCED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.