What color is #EDE0AF?

#EDE0AF is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Meringue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE0AF?

The RGB value is 237, 224, 175: 237 red, 224 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE0AF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDE0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE0AF color

#EDE0AF rgb(237, 224, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE0AF is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 87.8% green and 68.6% blue (237, 224, 175).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 63% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Meringue (#F3E4B3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#EDE0AF color codes

HEX	`#EDE0AF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 224, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 87.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 63%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.12, -3.03, 25.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.12, 25.83, 96.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.319, 74.413, 51.261)`
Decimal	`15589551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE0AF, 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 #EDE0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	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 #EDE0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede0af; }
.text { color: #ede0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 224 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede0af, #dbedaf); }

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Questions

What color is #EDE0AF?: #EDE0AF is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Meringue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE0AF?: The RGB value is 237, 224, 175: 237 red, 224 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE0AF?: The complementary color is #AFBCED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.