What color is #EAE0BA?

#EAE0BA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fake Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE0BA?

The RGB value is 234, 224, 186: 234 red, 224 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE0BA?

The complementary color is #BAC4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE0BA color

#EAE0BA rgb(234, 224, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE0BA is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 87.8% green and 72.9% blue (234, 224, 186).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 53% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Fake Blonde (#EFE6C1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#EAE0BA color codes

HEX	`#EAE0BA`
RGB	`rgb(234, 224, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 87.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 53%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 21%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.09, -2.62, 19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.09, 20.04, 97.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.45, 74.35, 57.137)`
Decimal	`15392954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE0BA, 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 #EAE0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #EAE0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae0ba; }
.text { color: #eae0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 224 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae0ba, #dceaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #EAE0BA?: #EAE0BA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fake Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE0BA?: The RGB value is 234, 224, 186: 234 red, 224 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE0BA?: The complementary color is #BAC4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.