What color is #EDE2D8?

#EDE2D8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dallas Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE2D8?

The RGB value is 237, 226, 216: 237 red, 226 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE2D8?

The complementary color is #D8E3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE2D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE2D8 color

#EDE2D8 rgb(237, 226, 216)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE2D8 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 88.6% green and 84.7% blue (237, 226, 216).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dallas Dust (#ECE0D6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.47:1).

#EDE2D8 color codes

HEX	`#EDE2D8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 226, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 88.6%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.49, 2.05, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.49, 6.55, 71.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.515, 77.356, 75.958)`
Decimal	`15590104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE2D8, 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 #EDE2D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE2D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.47:1	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 #EDE2D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede2d8; }
.text { color: #ede2d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede2d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 226 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede2d8, #edecd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EDE2D8?: #EDE2D8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dallas Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE2D8?: The RGB value is 237, 226, 216: 237 red, 226 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE2D8?: The complementary color is #D8E3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE2D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.