What color is #EAE0DC?

#EAE0DC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE0DC?

The RGB value is 234, 224, 220: 234 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE0DC?

The complementary color is #DCE6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE0DC color

#EAE0DC rgb(234, 224, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE0DC is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 87.8% green and 86.3% blue (234, 224, 220).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 25% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Milk and Cookies (#E9E1DF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#EAE0DC color codes

HEX	`#EAE0DC`
RGB	`rgb(234, 224, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 87.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 25%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.85, 2.71, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.85, 4.17, 49.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.504, 75.972, 78.488)`
Decimal	`15392988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE0DC, 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 #EAE0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	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 #EAE0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae0dc; }
.text { color: #eae0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 224 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae0dc, #eae7dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EAE0DC?: #EAE0DC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE0DC?: The RGB value is 234, 224, 220: 234 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE0DC?: The complementary color is #DCE6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.