What color is #EED5C8?

#EED5C8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED5C8?

The RGB value is 238, 213, 200: 238 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED5C8?

The complementary color is #C8E1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED5C8 color

#EED5C8 rgb(238, 213, 200)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EED5C8 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.5% green and 78.4% blue (238, 213, 200).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 53% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Coconut (#EBD5CA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#EED5C8 color codes

HEX	`#EED5C8`
RGB	`rgb(238, 213, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 53%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.97, 6.59, 9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.97, 11.63, 55.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.479, 69.937, 64.472)`
Decimal	`15652296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED5C8, 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 #EED5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #EED5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed5c8; }
.text { color: #eed5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 213 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed5c8, #eee8c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #EED5C8?: #EED5C8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED5C8?: The RGB value is 238, 213, 200: 238 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED5C8?: The complementary color is #C8E1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.