What color is #EDE9B6?

#EDE9B6 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE9B6?

The RGB value is 237, 233, 182: 237 red, 233 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE9B6?

The complementary color is #B6BAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE9B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE9B6 color

#EDE9B6 rgb(237, 233, 182)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE9B6 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.4% green and 71.4% blue (237, 233, 182).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 60% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Steamy Dumpling (#EAE9B4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#EDE9B6 color codes

HEX	`#EDE9B6`
RGB	`rgb(237, 233, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 60%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 23%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.53, -6.64, 25.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.53, 26.2, 104.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.507, 79.661, 55.803)`
Decimal	`15591862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE9B6, 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 #EDE9B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE9B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	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 #EDE9B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede9b6; }
.text { color: #ede9b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede9b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 233 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede9b6, #d6edb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDE9B6?: #EDE9B6 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE9B6?: The RGB value is 237, 233, 182: 237 red, 233 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE9B6?: The complementary color is #B6BAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE9B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.