What color is #E9EAD0?

#E9EAD0 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 #E9EAD0?

The RGB value is 233, 234, 208: 233 red, 234 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9EAD0?

The complementary color is #D1D0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9EAD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9EAD0 color

#E9EAD0 rgb(233, 234, 208)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E9EAD0 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 91.8% green and 81.6% blue (233, 234, 208).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 38% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Giggle (#EFF0D3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#E9EAD0 color codes

HEX	`#E9EAD0`
RGB	`rgb(233, 234, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 91.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 38%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 11%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.01, -4.73, 12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.01, 13.39, 110.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.411, 80.724, 71.323)`
Decimal	`15330000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9EAD0, 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 #E9EAD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9EAD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	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 #E9EAD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9ead0; }
.text { color: #e9ead0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9ead0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 234 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9ead0, #dcead0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E9EAD0?: #E9EAD0 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 #E9EAD0?: The RGB value is 233, 234, 208: 233 red, 234 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9EAD0?: The complementary color is #D1D0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9EAD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.