What color is #EDE0AA?

#EDE0AA 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 #EDE0AA?

The RGB value is 237, 224, 170: 237 red, 224 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE0AA?

The complementary color is #AAB7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE0AA color

#EDE0AA rgb(237, 224, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE0AA is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 87.8% green and 66.7% blue (237, 224, 170).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 65% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is French Vanilla (#EFE1A7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#EDE0AA color codes

HEX	`#EDE0AA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 224, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 87.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 65%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.03, -3.68, 28.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.03, 28.35, 97.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.837, 74.22, 48.722)`
Decimal	`15589546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE0AA, 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 #EDE0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #EDE0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede0aa; }
.text { color: #ede0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 224 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede0aa, #d9edaa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDE0AA?: #EDE0AA 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 #EDE0AA?: The RGB value is 237, 224, 170: 237 red, 224 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE0AA?: The complementary color is #AAB7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.