What color is #EDE5DD?

#EDE5DD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE5DD?

The RGB value is 237, 229, 221: 237 red, 229 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE5DD?

The complementary color is #DDE5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE5DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE5DD color

#EDE5DD rgb(237, 229, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDE5DD is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 89.8% green and 86.7% blue (237, 229, 221).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Gardenia (#F1E8DF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#EDE5DD color codes

HEX	`#EDE5DD`
RGB	`rgb(237, 229, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 89.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.35, 1.34, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.35, 5.04, 74.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.994, 79.264, 79.689)`
Decimal	`15590877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE5DD, 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 #EDE5DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE5DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	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 #EDE5DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede5dd; }
.text { color: #ede5dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede5dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 229 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede5dd, #ededdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EDE5DD?: #EDE5DD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE5DD?: The RGB value is 237, 229, 221: 237 red, 229 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE5DD?: The complementary color is #DDE5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE5DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.