What color is #EDEBD7?

#EDEBD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Slippery Soap. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEBD7?

The RGB value is 237, 235, 215: 237 red, 235 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEBD7?

The complementary color is #D7D9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEBD7 color

#EDEBD7 rgb(237, 235, 215)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EDEBD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.2% green and 84.3% blue (237, 235, 215).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Slippery Soap (#EFEDD8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#EDEBD7 color codes

HEX	`#EDEBD7`
RGB	`rgb(237, 235, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.72, -2.72, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.72, 10.31, 105.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.898, 82.328, 76.117)`
Decimal	`15592407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEBD7, 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 #EDEBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #EDEBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edebd7; }
.text { color: #edebd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edebd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 235 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edebd7, #e4edd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDEBD7?: #EDEBD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Slippery Soap. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEBD7?: The RGB value is 237, 235, 215: 237 red, 235 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEBD7?: The complementary color is #D7D9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.