What color is #E9EADE?

#E9EADE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Salted. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9EADE?

The RGB value is 233, 234, 222: 233 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9EADE?

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

Is black or white text better on #E9EADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9EADE color

#E9EADE rgb(233, 234, 222)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E9EADE is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 91.8% green and 87.1% blue (233, 234, 222).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 22% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Salted (#EBEADC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#E9EADE color codes

HEX	`#E9EADE`
RGB	`rgb(233, 234, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 91.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 22%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.33, -2.42, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.33, 6.2, 113.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.21, 81.443, 80.798)`
Decimal	`15330014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9EADE, 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 #E9EADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9EADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #E9EADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9eade; }
.text { color: #e9eade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9eade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 234 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9eade, #e3eade); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E9EADE?: #E9EADE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Salted. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9EADE?: The RGB value is 233, 234, 222: 233 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9EADE?: The complementary color is #DFDEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9EADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.