What color is #EDE7CD?

#EDE7CD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fuzzy Sheep. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE7CD?

The RGB value is 237, 231, 205: 237 red, 231 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE7CD?

The complementary color is #CDD3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE7CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE7CD color

#EDE7CD rgb(237, 231, 205)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE7CD is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 90.6% green and 80.4% blue (237, 231, 205).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 47% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Sheep (#F0E9D1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#EDE7CD color codes

HEX	`#EDE7CD`
RGB	`rgb(237, 231, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 90.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 47%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.49, -2.27, 13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.49, 13.58, 99.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.519, 79.565, 69.178)`
Decimal	`15591373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE7CD, 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 #EDE7CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE7CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	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 #EDE7CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede7cd; }
.text { color: #ede7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede7cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 231 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede7cd, #e3edcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #EDE7CD?: #EDE7CD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fuzzy Sheep. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE7CD?: The RGB value is 237, 231, 205: 237 red, 231 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE7CD?: The complementary color is #CDD3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE7CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.