What color is #EED5CE?

#EED5CE 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 #EED5CE?

The RGB value is 238, 213, 206: 238 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED5CE?

The complementary color is #CEE7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED5CE color

#EED5CE rgb(238, 213, 206)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EED5CE is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.5% green and 80.8% blue (238, 213, 206).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fiesta (#EDD8D2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#EED5CE color codes

HEX	`#EED5CE`
RGB	`rgb(238, 213, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 48%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.11, 7.53, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.11, 10.02, 41.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.194, 70.223, 68.237)`
Decimal	`15652302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED5CE, 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 #EED5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #EED5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed5ce; }
.text { color: #eed5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 213 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed5ce, #eee5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #EED5CE?: #EED5CE 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 #EED5CE?: The RGB value is 238, 213, 206: 238 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED5CE?: The complementary color is #CEE7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.