What color is #FFEDDA?

#FFEDDA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Delicate Seashell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEDDA?

The RGB value is 255, 237, 218: 255 red, 237 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEDDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFEDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEDDA color

#FFEDDA rgb(255, 237, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFEDDA is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.9% green and 85.5% blue (255, 237, 218).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Seashell (#FFEFDD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#FFEDDA color codes

HEX	`#FFEDDA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 237, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.69, 3.04, 11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.69, 11.8, 75.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.178, 86.892, 78.653)`
Decimal	`16772570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEDDA, 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 #FFEDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #FFEDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffedda; }
.text { color: #ffedda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffedda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 237 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffedda, #ffffda); }

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Questions

What color is #FFEDDA?: #FFEDDA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Delicate Seashell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEDDA?: The RGB value is 255, 237, 218: 255 red, 237 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEDDA?: The complementary color is #DAECFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.