What color is #EDE9CA?

#EDE9CA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE9CA?

The RGB value is 237, 233, 202: 237 red, 233 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE9CA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDE9CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE9CA color

#EDE9CA rgb(237, 233, 202)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE9CA is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.4% green and 79.2% blue (237, 233, 202).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Natural Light (#F1EBC8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#EDE9CA color codes

HEX	`#EDE9CA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 233, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.93, -3.75, 15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.93, 16.02, 103.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.724, 80.547, 67.476)`
Decimal	`15591882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE9CA, 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 #EDE9CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE9CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #EDE9CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede9ca; }
.text { color: #ede9ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede9ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 233 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede9ca, #e0edca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EDE9CA?: #EDE9CA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE9CA?: The RGB value is 237, 233, 202: 237 red, 233 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE9CA?: The complementary color is #CACEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE9CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.