What color is #EAE4C9?

#EAE4C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nylon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE4C9?

The RGB value is 234, 228, 201: 234 red, 228 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE4C9?

The complementary color is #C9CFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE4C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE4C9 color

#EAE4C9 rgb(234, 228, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE4C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.4% green and 78.8% blue (234, 228, 201).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 44% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Nylon (#E9E3CB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#EAE4C9 color codes

HEX	`#EAE4C9`
RGB	`rgb(234, 228, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 44%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.41, -2.42, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.41, 14.12, 99.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.217, 77.197, 66.343)`
Decimal	`15393993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE4C9, 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 #EAE4C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE4C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	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 #EAE4C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae4c9; }
.text { color: #eae4c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae4c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 228 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae4c9, #dfeac9); }

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Questions

What color is #EAE4C9?: #EAE4C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nylon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE4C9?: The RGB value is 234, 228, 201: 234 red, 228 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE4C9?: The complementary color is #C9CFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE4C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.