What color is #EDEADE?

#EDEADE is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Alabaster. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEADE?

The RGB value is 237, 234, 222: 237 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEADE?

The complementary color is #DEE1ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEADE color

#EDEADE rgb(237, 234, 222)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.8% green and 87.1% blue (237, 234, 222).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 29% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Alabaster.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#EDEADE color codes

HEX	`#EDEADE`
RGB	`rgb(237, 234, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 29%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.63, -1.05, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.63, 6.27, 99.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.531, 82.125, 80.86)`
Decimal	`15592158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEADE, 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 #EDEADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #EDEADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edeade; }
.text { color: #edeade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edeade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 234 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edeade, #e9edde); }

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Questions

What color is #EDEADE?: #EDEADE is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Alabaster. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEADE?: The RGB value is 237, 234, 222: 237 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEADE?: The complementary color is #DEE1ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.