What color is #EDE6DC?

#EDE6DC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Palladian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE6DC?

The RGB value is 237, 230, 220: 237 red, 230 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE6DC?

The complementary color is #DCE3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE6DC color

#EDE6DC rgb(237, 230, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDE6DC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 90.2% green and 86.3% blue (237, 230, 220).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Palladian (#EEE9DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#EDE6DC color codes

HEX	`#EDE6DC`
RGB	`rgb(237, 230, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 90.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.58, 0.66, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.58, 5.74, 83.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.139, 79.766, 79.082)`
Decimal	`15591132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE6DC, 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 #EDE6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	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 #EDE6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede6dc; }
.text { color: #ede6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 230 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede6dc, #eceddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EDE6DC?: #EDE6DC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Palladian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE6DC?: The RGB value is 237, 230, 220: 237 red, 230 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE6DC?: The complementary color is #DCE3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.