What color is #EDEBDC?

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

What is the RGB value of #EDEBDC?

The RGB value is 237, 235, 220: 237 red, 235 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEBDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDEBDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEBDC color

#EDEBDC rgb(237, 235, 220)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.2% green and 86.3% blue (237, 235, 220).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Salted (#EBEADC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#EDEBDC color codes

HEX	`#EDEBDC`
RGB	`rgb(237, 235, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.83, -1.9, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.83, 7.75, 104.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.55, 82.589, 79.552)`
Decimal	`15592412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEBDC, 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 #EDEBDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEBDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	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 #EDEBDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edebdc; }
.text { color: #edebdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edebdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 235 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edebdc, #e7eddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EDEBDC?: #EDEBDC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEBDC?: The RGB value is 237, 235, 220: 237 red, 235 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEBDC?: The complementary color is #DCDEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEBDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.