What color is #EEDDAA?

#EEDDAA is a light, moderate yellow known as Creamy Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Creamy Ivory?

The RGB value is 238, 221, 170: 238 red, 221 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Creamy Ivory?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEDDAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Creamy Ivory color: hex code #EEDDAA

#EEDDAA rgb(238, 221, 170)

Shades of beige

Creamy Ivory has the hex code #EEDDAA. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 86.7% green and 66.7% blue (238, 221, 170).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 67% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 29% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

Creamy Ivory (#EEDDAA) color codes

HEX	`#EEDDAA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 221, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 86.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 67%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 29%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 29%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.35, -1.78, 27.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.35, 27.26, 93.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.373, 72.794, 48.471)`
Decimal	`15654314`
Short hex	`#EDA`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Creamy Ivory, 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 #EEDDAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDDAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #EEDDAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeddaa; }
.text { color: #eeddaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeddaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 221 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeddaa, #ddeeaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #EEDDAA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEDDAA?: #EEDDAA is a light, moderate yellow known as Creamy Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Creamy Ivory?: The RGB value is 238, 221, 170: 238 red, 221 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Creamy Ivory?: The complementary color is #AABBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDDAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.