What color is #EAD886?

#EAD886 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple Whip. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD886?

The RGB value is 234, 216, 134: 234 red, 216 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD886?

The complementary color is #8698EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD886?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD886 color

#EAD886 rgb(234, 216, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EAD886 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 84.7% green and 52.5% blue (234, 216, 134).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 70% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple Whip (#EAD988), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#EAD886 color codes

HEX	`#EAD886`
RGB	`rgb(234, 216, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 84.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 70%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.17, -4.92, 42.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.17, 42.87, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.792, 68.328, 32.431)`
Decimal	`15390854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD886, 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 #EAD886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #EAD886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead886; }
.text { color: #ead886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 216 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead886, #caea86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #EAD886?: #EAD886 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple Whip. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD886?: The RGB value is 234, 216, 134: 234 red, 216 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD886?: The complementary color is #8698EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD886?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.