What color is #EEEECC?

#EEEECC is a very light, moderate yellow known as Silkworm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silkworm?

The RGB value is 238, 238, 204: 238 red, 238 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silkworm?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEEECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silkworm color: hex code #EEEECC

#EEEECC rgb(238, 238, 204)

Shades of beige

Silkworm has the hex code #EEEECC. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.3% green and 80% blue (238, 238, 204).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 50% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

Silkworm (#EEEECC) color codes

HEX	`#EEEECC`
RGB	`rgb(238, 238, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 50%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.31, -5.61, 16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.31, 17.43, 108.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.733, 83.686, 69.226)`
Decimal	`15658700`
Short hex	`#EEC`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silkworm, 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 #EEEECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	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 #EEEECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeecc; }
.text { color: #eeeecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 238 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeecc, #ddeecc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

See #EEEECC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEEECC?: #EEEECC is a very light, moderate yellow known as Silkworm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silkworm?: The RGB value is 238, 238, 204: 238 red, 238 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silkworm?: The complementary color is #CCCCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.