What color is #EDEBA2?

#EDEBA2 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pale Canary. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEBA2?

The RGB value is 237, 235, 162: 237 red, 235 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEBA2?

The complementary color is #A2A4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEBA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEBA2 color

#EDEBA2 rgb(237, 235, 162)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EDEBA2 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.2% green and 63.5% blue (237, 235, 162).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 68% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pale Canary (#F1EFA6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#EDEBA2 color codes

HEX	`#EDEBA2`
RGB	`rgb(237, 235, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 68%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 32%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.7, -10.21, 35.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.7, 37.18, 105.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.156, 80.031, 45.875)`
Decimal	`15592354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEBA2, 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 #EDEBA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEBA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #EDEBA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edeba2; }
.text { color: #edeba2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edeba2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 235 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edeba2, #caeda2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDEBA2?: #EDEBA2 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pale Canary. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEBA2?: The RGB value is 237, 235, 162: 237 red, 235 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEBA2?: The complementary color is #A2A4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEBA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.