What color is #EAE6D7?

#EAE6D7 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Little Lamb. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Little Lamb?

The RGB value is 234, 230, 215: 234 red, 230 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Little Lamb?

The complementary color is #D7DBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE6D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.8:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Little Lamb color: hex code #EAE6D7

#EAE6D7 rgb(234, 230, 215)

Shades of beige

Little Lamb has the hex code #EAE6D7. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 90.2% green and 84.3% blue (234, 230, 215).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 31% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.8:1).

Little Lamb (#EAE6D7) color codes

HEX	`#EAE6D7`
RGB	`rgb(234, 230, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 90.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 31%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.23, -1.21, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.23, 7.88, 98.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.493, 78.993, 75.6)`
Decimal	`15394519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Little Lamb, 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 #EAE6D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE6D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.8:1	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 #EAE6D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae6d7; }
.text { color: #eae6d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae6d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 230 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae6d7, #e4ead7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #EAE6D7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EAE6D7?: #EAE6D7 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Little Lamb. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Little Lamb?: The RGB value is 234, 230, 215: 234 red, 230 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Little Lamb?: The complementary color is #D7DBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE6D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.8:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.