What color is #EEE9DF?

#EEE9DF is a very light, desaturated orange known as Palladian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Palladian?

The RGB value is 238, 233, 223: 238 red, 233 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Palladian?

The complementary color is #DFE4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE9DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Palladian color: hex code #EEE9DF

#EEE9DF rgb(238, 233, 223)

Shades of gray

Palladian has the hex code #EEE9DF. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.4% green and 87.5% blue (238, 233, 223).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

Palladian (#EEE9DF) color codes

HEX	`#EEE9DF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 233, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.48, -0.03, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.48, 5.45, 90.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.716, 81.783, 81.489)`
Decimal	`15657439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Palladian, 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 #EEE9DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE9DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	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 #EEE9DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee9df; }
.text { color: #eee9df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee9df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 233 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee9df, #eceedf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #EEE9DF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEE9DF?: #EEE9DF is a very light, desaturated orange known as Palladian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Palladian?: The RGB value is 238, 233, 223: 238 red, 233 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Palladian?: The complementary color is #DFE4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE9DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.