What color is #EAD988?

#EAD988 is a light, moderate yellow known as Pineapple Whip. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pineapple Whip?

The RGB value is 234, 217, 136: 234 red, 217 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pineapple Whip?

The complementary color is #8899EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pineapple Whip color: hex code #EAD988

#EAD988 rgb(234, 217, 136)

Shades of yellow

Pineapple Whip has the hex code #EAD988. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 85.1% green and 53.3% blue (234, 217, 136).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 70% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

Pineapple Whip (#EAD988) color codes

HEX	`#EAD988`
RGB	`rgb(234, 217, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 85.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 70%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 42%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 42%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.45, -5.22, 41.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.45, 42.28, 97.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.19, 68.898, 33.258)`
Decimal	`15391112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pineapple Whip, 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 #EAD988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #EAD988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead988; }
.text { color: #ead988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 217 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead988, #caea88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #EAD988 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EAD988?: #EAD988 is a light, moderate yellow known as Pineapple Whip. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pineapple Whip?: The RGB value is 234, 217, 136: 234 red, 217 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pineapple Whip?: The complementary color is #8899EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.