What color is #EDE1B0?

#EDE1B0 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 #EDE1B0?

The RGB value is 237, 225, 176: 237 red, 225 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE1B0?

The complementary color is #B0BCED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE1B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE1B0 color

#EDE1B0 rgb(237, 225, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE1B0 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 88.2% green and 69% blue (237, 225, 176).

Its hue angle is 48°, 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#EDE1B0 color codes

HEX	`#EDE1B0`
RGB	`rgb(237, 225, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 88.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 63%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.39, -3.4, 25.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.39, 25.73, 97.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.687, 74.991, 51.87)`
Decimal	`15589808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE1B0, 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 #EDE1B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE1B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	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 #EDE1B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede1b0; }
.text { color: #ede1b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede1b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 225 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede1b0, #dbedb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDE1B0?: #EDE1B0 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 #EDE1B0?: The RGB value is 237, 225, 176: 237 red, 225 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE1B0?: The complementary color is #B0BCED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE1B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.