What color is #EDE8DE?

#EDE8DE 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 #EDE8DE?

The RGB value is 237, 232, 222: 237 red, 232 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE8DE?

The complementary color is #DEE3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE8DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE8DE color

#EDE8DE rgb(237, 232, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDE8DE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91% green and 87.1% blue (237, 232, 222).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 29% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Palladian (#EEE9DF), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#EDE8DE color codes

HEX	`#EDE8DE`
RGB	`rgb(237, 232, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 29%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.13, -0.03, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.13, 5.45, 90.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.965, 80.992, 80.672)`
Decimal	`15591646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE8DE, 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 #EDE8DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE8DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #EDE8DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede8de; }
.text { color: #ede8de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede8de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 232 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede8de, #ebedde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EDE8DE?: #EDE8DE 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 #EDE8DE?: The RGB value is 237, 232, 222: 237 red, 232 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE8DE?: The complementary color is #DEE3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE8DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.