What color is #EAE3DA?

#EAE3DA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Foggy Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE3DA?

The RGB value is 234, 227, 218: 234 red, 227 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE3DA?

The complementary color is #DAE1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE3DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE3DA color

#EAE3DA rgb(234, 227, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE3DA is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89% green and 85.5% blue (234, 227, 218).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 28% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Day (#E7E3DB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#EAE3DA color codes

HEX	`#EAE3DA`
RGB	`rgb(234, 227, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 28%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.55, 0.83, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.55, 5.3, 81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.054, 77.493, 77.373)`
Decimal	`15393754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE3DA, 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 #EAE3DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE3DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #EAE3DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae3da; }
.text { color: #eae3da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae3da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 227 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae3da, #e9eada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAE3DA?: #EAE3DA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Foggy Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE3DA?: The RGB value is 234, 227, 218: 234 red, 227 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE3DA?: The complementary color is #DAE1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE3DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.