What color is #EDE4DF?

#EDE4DF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE4DF?

The RGB value is 237, 228, 223: 237 red, 228 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE4DF?

The complementary color is #DFE8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE4DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE4DF color

#EDE4DF rgb(237, 228, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDE4DF is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 89.4% green and 87.5% blue (237, 228, 223).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 28% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Bookworm (#EBE3DE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#EDE4DF color codes

HEX	`#EDE4DF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 228, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 89.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 28%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.15, 2.19, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.15, 4.15, 58.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.986, 78.82, 81.008)`
Decimal	`15590623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE4DF, 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 #EDE4DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE4DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	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 #EDE4DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede4df; }
.text { color: #ede4df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede4df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 228 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede4df, #edebdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EDE4DF?: #EDE4DF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE4DF?: The RGB value is 237, 228, 223: 237 red, 228 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE4DF?: The complementary color is #DFE8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE4DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.