What color is #EDE1CB?

#EDE1CB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE1CB?

The RGB value is 237, 225, 203: 237 red, 225 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE1CB?

The complementary color is #CBD7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE1CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE1CB color

#EDE1CB rgb(237, 225, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE1CB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 88.2% green and 79.6% blue (237, 225, 203).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Cream (#E8DDC6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#EDE1CB color codes

HEX	`#EDE1CB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 225, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 88.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.94, 0.49, 12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.94, 12.24, 87.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.629, 76.168, 67.364)`
Decimal	`15589835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE1CB, 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 #EDE1CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE1CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #EDE1CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede1cb; }
.text { color: #ede1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede1cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 225 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede1cb, #e8edcb); }

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Questions

What color is #EDE1CB?: #EDE1CB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE1CB?: The RGB value is 237, 225, 203: 237 red, 225 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE1CB?: The complementary color is #CBD7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE1CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.