What color is #EDDFD9?

#EDDFD9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cracked Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDDFD9?

The RGB value is 237, 223, 217: 237 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDFD9?

The complementary color is #D9E7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDFD9 color

#EDDFD9 rgb(237, 223, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDDFD9 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 87.5% green and 85.1% blue (237, 223, 217).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 36% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cracked Shell (#F3E4DC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#EDDFD9 color codes

HEX	`#EDDFD9`
RGB	`rgb(237, 223, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 87.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 36%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.76, 3.76, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.76, 5.98, 51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.836, 75.791, 76.372)`
Decimal	`15589337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDFD9, 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 #EDDFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #EDDFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddfd9; }
.text { color: #eddfd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddfd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 223 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddfd9, #ede9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EDDFD9?: #EDDFD9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cracked Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDDFD9?: The RGB value is 237, 223, 217: 237 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDFD9?: The complementary color is #D9E7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.