What color is #EED6C5?

#EED6C5 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Truffle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED6C5?

The RGB value is 238, 214, 197: 238 red, 214 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED6C5?

The complementary color is #C5DDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED6C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED6C5 color

#EED6C5 rgb(238, 214, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EED6C5 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.9% green and 77.3% blue (238, 214, 197).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 55% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Truffle (#EFDBCD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#EED6C5 color codes

HEX	`#EED6C5`
RGB	`rgb(238, 214, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 55%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.15, 5.61, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.15, 12.73, 63.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.384, 70.303, 62.727)`
Decimal	`15652549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED6C5, 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 #EED6C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED6C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #EED6C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed6c5; }
.text { color: #eed6c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed6c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 214 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed6c5, #eeebc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #EED6C5?: #EED6C5 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Truffle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED6C5?: The RGB value is 238, 214, 197: 238 red, 214 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED6C5?: The complementary color is #C5DDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED6C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.