What color is #EAE1DC?

#EAE1DC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE1DC?

The RGB value is 234, 225, 220: 234 red, 225 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE1DC?

The complementary color is #DCE5EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE1DC color

#EAE1DC rgb(234, 225, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE1DC is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 88.2% green and 86.3% blue (234, 225, 220).

Its hue angle is 21°, 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 Bookworm (#EBE3DE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#EAE1DC color codes

HEX	`#EAE1DC`
RGB	`rgb(234, 225, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 88.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 25%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.1, 2.2, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.1, 4.16, 58.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.774, 76.511, 78.578)`
Decimal	`15393244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE1DC, 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 #EAE1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #EAE1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae1dc; }
.text { color: #eae1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 225 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae1dc, #eae8dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EAE1DC?: #EAE1DC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE1DC?: The RGB value is 234, 225, 220: 234 red, 225 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE1DC?: The complementary color is #DCE5EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.