What color is #EDE4C7?

#EDE4C7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE4C7?

The RGB value is 237, 228, 199: 237 red, 228 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE4C7?

The complementary color is #C7D0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE4C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE4C7 color

#EDE4C7 rgb(237, 228, 199)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE4C7 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 89.4% green and 78% blue (237, 228, 199).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 51% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#EDE4C7 color codes

HEX	`#EDE4C7`
RGB	`rgb(237, 228, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 89.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 51%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.6, -1.66, 15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.6, 15.35, 96.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.977, 77.616, 65.159)`
Decimal	`15590599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE4C7, 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 #EDE4C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE4C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	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 #EDE4C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede4c7; }
.text { color: #ede4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede4c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 228 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede4c7, #e3edc7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDE4C7?: #EDE4C7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE4C7?: The RGB value is 237, 228, 199: 237 red, 228 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE4C7?: The complementary color is #C7D0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE4C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.