What color is #EEE9D9?

#EEE9D9 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Calcium Rock. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Calcium Rock?

The RGB value is 238, 233, 217: 238 red, 233 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Calcium Rock?

The complementary color is #D9DEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE9D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Calcium Rock color: hex code #EEE9D9

#EEE9D9 rgb(238, 233, 217)

Shades of beige

Calcium Rock has the hex code #EEE9D9. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.4% green and 85.1% blue (238, 233, 217).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

Calcium Rock (#EEE9D9) color codes

HEX	`#EEE9D9`
RGB	`rgb(238, 233, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.34, -1.02, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.34, 8.43, 96.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.922, 81.465, 77.304)`
Decimal	`15657433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Calcium Rock, 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 #EEE9D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE9D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #EEE9D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee9d9; }
.text { color: #eee9d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee9d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 233 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee9d9, #e9eed9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

See #EEE9D9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEE9D9?: #EEE9D9 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Calcium Rock. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Calcium Rock?: The RGB value is 238, 233, 217: 238 red, 233 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Calcium Rock?: The complementary color is #D9DEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE9D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.