What color is #EDE1D1?

#EDE1D1 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Oyster Lustre. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE1D1?

The RGB value is 237, 225, 209: 237 red, 225 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE1D1?

The complementary color is #D1DDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE1D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE1D1 color

#EDE1D1 rgb(237, 225, 209)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE1D1 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 88.2% green and 82% blue (237, 225, 209).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 44% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Oyster Lustre.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#EDE1D1 color codes

HEX	`#EDE1D1`
RGB	`rgb(237, 225, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 88.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 44%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.07, 1.43, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.07, 9.4, 81.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.358, 76.459, 71.203)`
Decimal	`15589841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE1D1, 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 #EDE1D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE1D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	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 #EDE1D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede1d1; }
.text { color: #ede1d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede1d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 225 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede1d1, #ebedd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #EDE1D1?: #EDE1D1 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Oyster Lustre. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE1D1?: The RGB value is 237, 225, 209: 237 red, 225 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE1D1?: The complementary color is #D1DDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE1D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.