What color is #EDE9DB?

#EDE9DB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silk Dessou. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE9DB?

The RGB value is 237, 233, 219: 237 red, 233 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE9DB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDE9DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE9DB color

#EDE9DB rgb(237, 233, 219)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDE9DB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.4% green and 85.9% blue (237, 233, 219).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 33% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Silk Dessou (#EEE9DC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#EDE9DB color codes

HEX	`#EDE9DB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 233, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 33%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.31, -1.04, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.31, 7.35, 98.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.849, 81.397, 78.667)`
Decimal	`15591899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE9DB, 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 #EDE9DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE9DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	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 #EDE9DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede9db; }
.text { color: #ede9db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede9db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 233 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede9db, #e8eddb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDE9DB?: #EDE9DB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silk Dessou. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE9DB?: The RGB value is 237, 233, 219: 237 red, 233 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE9DB?: The complementary color is #DBDFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE9DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.