What color is #EDE7CC?

#EDE7CC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nylon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE7CC?

The RGB value is 237, 231, 204: 237 red, 231 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE7CC?

The complementary color is #CCD2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE7CC color

#EDE7CC rgb(237, 231, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE7CC is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 90.6% green and 80% blue (237, 231, 204).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 48% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Nylon (#E9E3CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

#EDE7CC color codes

HEX	`#EDE7CC`
RGB	`rgb(237, 231, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 90.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 48%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.47, -2.42, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.47, 14.09, 99.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.399, 79.517, 68.544)`
Decimal	`15591372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE7CC, 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 #EDE7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	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 #EDE7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede7cc; }
.text { color: #ede7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 231 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede7cc, #e3edcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #EDE7CC?: #EDE7CC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nylon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE7CC?: The RGB value is 237, 231, 204: 237 red, 231 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE7CC?: The complementary color is #CCD2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.