What color is #E8EAD0?

#E8EAD0 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Giggle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EAD0?

The RGB value is 232, 234, 208: 232 red, 234 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EAD0?

The complementary color is #D2D0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EAD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EAD0 color

#E8EAD0 rgb(232, 234, 208)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8EAD0 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 91.8% green and 81.6% blue (232, 234, 208).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 38% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Giggle (#EFF0D3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#E8EAD0 color codes

HEX	`#E8EAD0`
RGB	`rgb(232, 234, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 91.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 38%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 11%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.93, -5.08, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.93, 13.41, 112.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.085, 80.556, 71.308)`
Decimal	`15264464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EAD0, 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 #E8EAD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EAD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #E8EAD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8ead0; }
.text { color: #e8ead0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8ead0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 234 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8ead0, #dbead0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E8EAD0?: #E8EAD0 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Giggle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EAD0?: The RGB value is 232, 234, 208: 232 red, 234 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EAD0?: The complementary color is #D2D0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EAD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.