What color is #EDE8D1?

#EDE8D1 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 #EDE8D1?

The RGB value is 237, 232, 209: 237 red, 232 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE8D1?

The complementary color is #D1D6ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE8D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE8D1 color

#EDE8D1 rgb(237, 232, 209)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE8D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91% green and 82% blue (237, 232, 209).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 44% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Sheep (#F0E9D1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#EDE8D1 color codes

HEX	`#EDE8D1`
RGB	`rgb(237, 232, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 44%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.83, -2.15, 11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.83, 11.99, 100.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.289, 80.322, 71.847)`
Decimal	`15591633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE8D1, 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 #EDE8D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE8D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #EDE8D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede8d1; }
.text { color: #ede8d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede8d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 232 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede8d1, #e4edd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDE8D1?: #EDE8D1 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 #EDE8D1?: The RGB value is 237, 232, 209: 237 red, 232 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE8D1?: The complementary color is #D1D6ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE8D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.