What color is #EED4BA?

#EED4BA is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED4BA?

The RGB value is 238, 212, 186: 238 red, 212 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED4BA?

The complementary color is #BAD4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED4BA color

#EED4BA rgb(238, 212, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EED4BA is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.1% green and 72.9% blue (238, 212, 186).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Burrito (#EED7C1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#EED4BA color codes

HEX	`#EED4BA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 212, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.41, 5.03, 16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.41, 16.94, 72.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.666, 68.811, 56.162)`
Decimal	`15652026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED4BA, 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 #EED4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #EED4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed4ba; }
.text { color: #eed4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 212 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed4ba, #eeeeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach Puff.

Questions

What color is #EED4BA?: #EED4BA is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED4BA?: The RGB value is 238, 212, 186: 238 red, 212 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED4BA?: The complementary color is #BAD4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.