What color is #EED4CD?

#EED4CD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED4CD?

The RGB value is 238, 212, 205: 238 red, 212 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED4CD?

The complementary color is #CDE7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED4CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED4CD color

#EED4CD rgb(238, 212, 205)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EED4CD is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.1% green and 80.4% blue (238, 212, 205).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 49% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fiesta (#EDD8D2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#EED4CD color codes

HEX	`#EED4CD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 212, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 49%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.84, 7.89, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.84, 10.39, 40.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.822, 69.673, 67.516)`
Decimal	`15652045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED4CD, 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 #EED4CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED4CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #EED4CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed4cd; }
.text { color: #eed4cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed4cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 212 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed4cd, #eee5cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #EED4CD?: #EED4CD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fiesta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED4CD?: The RGB value is 238, 212, 205: 238 red, 212 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED4CD?: The complementary color is #CDE7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED4CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.