What color is #EDE3C0?

#EDE3C0 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Beurre Blanc. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE3C0?

The RGB value is 237, 227, 192: 237 red, 227 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE3C0?

The complementary color is #C0CAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE3C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE3C0 color

#EDE3C0 rgb(237, 227, 192)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE3C0 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 89% green and 75.3% blue (237, 227, 192).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 56% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Beurre Blanc (#EDE1BE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#EDE3C0 color codes

HEX	`#EDE3C0`
RGB	`rgb(237, 227, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 89%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 56%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 19%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.21, -2.19, 18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.21, 18.47, 96.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.908, 76.75, 60.885)`
Decimal	`15590336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE3C0, 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 #EDE3C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE3C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	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 #EDE3C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede3c0; }
.text { color: #ede3c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede3c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 227 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede3c0, #e1edc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #EDE3C0?: #EDE3C0 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Beurre Blanc. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE3C0?: The RGB value is 237, 227, 192: 237 red, 227 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE3C0?: The complementary color is #C0CAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE3C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.