What color is #EDF0D7?

#EDF0D7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDF0D7?

The RGB value is 237, 240, 215: 237 red, 240 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDF0D7?

The complementary color is #DAD7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDF0D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDF0D7 color

#EDF0D7 rgb(237, 240, 215)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EDF0D7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 94.1% green and 84.3% blue (237, 240, 215).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 45% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Final Departure (#F1F5DB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#EDF0D7 color codes

HEX	`#EDF0D7`
RGB	`rgb(237, 240, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 94.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 45%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.98, -5.25, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.98, 12.87, 114.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.349, 85.231, 76.601)`
Decimal	`15593687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDF0D7, 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 #EDF0D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDF0D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #EDF0D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edf0d7; }
.text { color: #edf0d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edf0d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 240 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edf0d7, #e0f0d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDF0D7?: #EDF0D7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDF0D7?: The RGB value is 237, 240, 215: 237 red, 240 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDF0D7?: The complementary color is #DAD7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDF0D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.