What color is #EED2C4?

#EED2C4 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Salt on Her Lips. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED2C4?

The RGB value is 238, 210, 196: 238 red, 210 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED2C4?

The complementary color is #C4E0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED2C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED2C4 color

#EED2C4 rgb(238, 210, 196)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EED2C4 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 82.4% green and 76.9% blue (238, 210, 196).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 55% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Salt on Her Lips (#F6DACB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#EED2C4 color codes

HEX	`#EED2C4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 210, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 82.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 55%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.14, 7.55, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.14, 12.94, 54.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.27, 68.258, 61.793)`
Decimal	`15651524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED2C4, 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 #EED2C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED2C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #EED2C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed2c4; }
.text { color: #eed2c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed2c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 210 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed2c4, #eee7c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #EED2C4?: #EED2C4 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Salt on Her Lips. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED2C4?: The RGB value is 238, 210, 196: 238 red, 210 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED2C4?: The complementary color is #C4E0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED2C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.