What color is #EEE0B9?

#EEE0B9 is a very light, moderate orange known as Sauerkraut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sauerkraut?

The RGB value is 238, 224, 185: 238 red, 224 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sauerkraut?

The complementary color is #B9C7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE0B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sauerkraut color: hex code #EEE0B9

#EEE0B9 rgb(238, 224, 185)

Shades of beige

Sauerkraut has the hex code #EEE0B9. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 87.8% green and 72.5% blue (238, 224, 185).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 61% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

Sauerkraut (#EEE0B9) color codes

HEX	`#EEE0B9`
RGB	`rgb(238, 224, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 87.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 61%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 22%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.39, -1.29, 20.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.39, 20.9, 93.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.673, 74.993, 56.642)`
Decimal	`15655097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sauerkraut, 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 #EEE0B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE0B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	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 #EEE0B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee0b9; }
.text { color: #eee0b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee0b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 224 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee0b9, #e2eeb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #EEE0B9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEE0B9?: #EEE0B9 is a very light, moderate orange known as Sauerkraut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sauerkraut?: The RGB value is 238, 224, 185: 238 red, 224 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sauerkraut?: The complementary color is #B9C7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE0B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.