What color is #EAE1B7?

#EAE1B7 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 #EAE1B7?

The RGB value is 234, 225, 183: 234 red, 225 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE1B7?

The complementary color is #B7C0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE1B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE1B7 color

#EAE1B7 rgb(234, 225, 183)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE1B7 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 88.2% green and 71.8% blue (234, 225, 183).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 55% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% 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 15.95:1).

#EAE1B7 color codes

HEX	`#EAE1B7`
RGB	`rgb(234, 225, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 88.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 55%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.28, -3.55, 21.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.28, 21.98, 99.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.404, 74.763, 55.565)`
Decimal	`15393207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE1B7, 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 #EAE1B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE1B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #EAE1B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae1b7; }
.text { color: #eae1b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae1b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 225 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae1b7, #daeab7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #EAE1B7?: #EAE1B7 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 #EAE1B7?: The RGB value is 234, 225, 183: 234 red, 225 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE1B7?: The complementary color is #B7C0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE1B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.