What color is #EDEADD?

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

What is the RGB value of #EDEADD?

The RGB value is 237, 234, 221: 237 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEADD?

The complementary color is #DDE0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEADD color

#EDEADD rgb(237, 234, 221)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.8% green and 86.7% blue (237, 234, 221).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Alabaster (#EDEADE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#EDEADD color codes

HEX	`#EDEADD`
RGB	`rgb(237, 234, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.61, -1.22, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.61, 6.77, 100.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.397, 82.071, 80.157)`
Decimal	`15592157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEADD, 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 #EDEADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #EDEADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edeadd; }
.text { color: #edeadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edeadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 234 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edeadd, #e8eddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDEADD?: #EDEADD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alabaster. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEADD?: The RGB value is 237, 234, 221: 237 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEADD?: The complementary color is #DDE0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.