What color is #EDEFD8?

#EDEFD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEFD8?

The RGB value is 237, 239, 216: 237 red, 239 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEFD8?

The complementary color is #DAD8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEFD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEFD8 color

#EDEFD8 rgb(237, 239, 216)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EDEFD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 93.7% green and 84.7% blue (237, 239, 216).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 42% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#EDEFD8 color codes

HEX	`#EDEFD8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 239, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 42%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.75, -4.58, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.75, 11.82, 112.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.185, 84.696, 77.181)`
Decimal	`15593432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEFD8, 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 #EDEFD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEFD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	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 #EDEFD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edefd8; }
.text { color: #edefd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edefd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 239 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edefd8, #e1efd8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDEFD8?: #EDEFD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEFD8?: The RGB value is 237, 239, 216: 237 red, 239 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEFD8?: The complementary color is #DAD8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEFD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.