What color is #EAE0B4?

#EAE0B4 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE0B4?

The RGB value is 234, 224, 180: 234 red, 224 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE0B4?

The complementary color is #B4BEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE0B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE0B4 color

#EAE0B4 rgb(234, 224, 180)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE0B4 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 87.8% green and 70.6% blue (234, 224, 180).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 56% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#EAE0B4 color codes

HEX	`#EAE0B4`
RGB	`rgb(234, 224, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 87.8%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 56%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.97, -3.46, 22.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.97, 23.08, 98.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.826, 74.1, 53.848)`
Decimal	`15392948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE0B4, 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 #EAE0B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE0B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #EAE0B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae0b4; }
.text { color: #eae0b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae0b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 224 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae0b4, #d9eab4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #EAE0B4?: #EAE0B4 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE0B4?: The RGB value is 234, 224, 180: 234 red, 224 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE0B4?: The complementary color is #B4BEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE0B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.