What color is #EDEEE1?

#EDEEE1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Star Magnolia. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEEE1?

The RGB value is 237, 238, 225: 237 red, 238 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEEE1?

The complementary color is #E2E1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEEE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEEE1 color

#EDEEE1 rgb(237, 238, 225)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EDEEE1 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 93.3% green and 88.2% blue (237, 238, 225).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 28% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Star Magnolia (#EEEFE2), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#EDEEE1 color codes

HEX	`#EDEEE1`
RGB	`rgb(237, 238, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.3%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 28%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.71, -2.59, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.71, 6.69, 112.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.088, 84.59, 83.381)`
Decimal	`15593185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEEE1, 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 #EDEEE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEEE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #EDEEE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edeee1; }
.text { color: #edeee1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edeee1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 238 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edeee1, #e7eee1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EDEEE1?: #EDEEE1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Star Magnolia. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEEE1?: The RGB value is 237, 238, 225: 237 red, 238 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEEE1?: The complementary color is #E2E1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEEE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.