What color is #FFEDE6?

#FFEDE6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEDE6?

The RGB value is 255, 237, 230: 255 red, 237 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEDE6?

The complementary color is #E6F8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEDE6 color

#FFEDE6 rgb(255, 237, 230)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFEDE6 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.9% green and 90.2% blue (255, 237, 230).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Dogwood (#FAEAE2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#FFEDE6 color codes

HEX	`#FFEDE6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 237, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.9%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.97, 4.93, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.97, 7.44, 48.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.806, 87.543, 87.225)`
Decimal	`16772582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEDE6, 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 #FFEDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #FFEDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffede6; }
.text { color: #ffede6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffede6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 237 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffede6, #fff9e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #FFEDE6?: #FFEDE6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEDE6?: The RGB value is 255, 237, 230: 255 red, 237 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEDE6?: The complementary color is #E6F8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.