What color is #EDEEDE?

#EDEEDE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEEDE?

The RGB value is 237, 238, 222: 237 red, 238 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEEDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDEEDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEEDE color

#EDEEDE rgb(237, 238, 222)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 93.3% green and 87.1% blue (237, 238, 222).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cannoli Cream (#EDECDB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#EDEEDE color codes

HEX	`#EDEEDE`
RGB	`rgb(237, 238, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.64, -3.09, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.64, 8.23, 112.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.683, 84.428, 81.244)`
Decimal	`15593182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEEDE, 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 #EDEEDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEEDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #EDEEDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edeede; }
.text { color: #edeede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edeede; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 238 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edeede, #e5eede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EDEEDE?: #EDEEDE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEEDE?: The RGB value is 237, 238, 222: 237 red, 238 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEEDE?: The complementary color is #DFDEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEEDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.