What color is #EDEAD8?

#EDEAD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEAD8?

The RGB value is 237, 234, 216: 237 red, 234 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEAD8?

The complementary color is #D8DBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEAD8 color

#EDEAD8 rgb(237, 234, 216)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDEAD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.8% green and 84.7% blue (237, 234, 216).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Warm White (#EFEBD8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#EDEAD8 color codes

HEX	`#EDEAD8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 234, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.49, -2.04, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.49, 9.32, 102.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.741, 81.809, 76.7)`
Decimal	`15592152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEAD8, 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 #EDEAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	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 #EDEAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edead8; }
.text { color: #edead8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edead8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 234 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edead8, #e5edd8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDEAD8?: #EDEAD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEAD8?: The RGB value is 237, 234, 216: 237 red, 234 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEAD8?: The complementary color is #D8DBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.