What color is #EADCAB?

#EADCAB is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EADCAB?

The RGB value is 234, 220, 171: 234 red, 220 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EADCAB?

The complementary color is #ABB9EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EADCAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EADCAB color

#EADCAB rgb(234, 220, 171)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 86.3% green and 67.1% blue (234, 220, 171).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 60% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Ivory (#EEDDAA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#EADCAB color codes

HEX	`#EADCAB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 220, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 86.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 60%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 27%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.79, -2.64, 25.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.79, 26, 95.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.876, 71.621, 48.821)`
Decimal	`15391915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EADCAB, 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 #EADCAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EADCAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #EADCAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eadcab; }
.text { color: #eadcab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eadcab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 220 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eadcab, #d8eaab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #EADCAB?: #EADCAB is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EADCAB?: The RGB value is 234, 220, 171: 234 red, 220 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EADCAB?: The complementary color is #ABB9EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EADCAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.