What color is #EAE583?

#EAE583 is a light, moderate yellow known as Hippy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hippy?

The RGB value is 234, 229, 131: 234 red, 229 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hippy?

The complementary color is #8388EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hippy color: hex code #EAE583

#EAE583 rgb(234, 229, 131)

Shades of yellow

Hippy has the hex code #EAE583. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.8% green and 51.4% blue (234, 229, 131).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 71% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 44% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

Hippy (#EAE583) color codes

HEX	`#EAE583`
RGB	`rgb(234, 229, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 71%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 44%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 44%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.47, -11.75, 48.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.47, 49.6, 103.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.049, 75.171, 32.499)`
Decimal	`15394179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hippy, 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 #EAE583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #EAE583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae583; }
.text { color: #eae583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 229 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae583, #bbea83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

See #EAE583 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EAE583?: #EAE583 is a light, moderate yellow known as Hippy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hippy?: The RGB value is 234, 229, 131: 234 red, 229 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hippy?: The complementary color is #8388EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.