What color is #EAE4D0?

#EAE4D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE4D0?

The RGB value is 234, 228, 208: 234 red, 228 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE4D0?

The complementary color is #D0D6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE4D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE4D0 color

#EAE4D0 rgb(234, 228, 208)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE4D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.4% green and 81.6% blue (234, 228, 208).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 38% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cauliflower (#EBE5D0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#EAE4D0 color codes

HEX	`#EAE4D0`
RGB	`rgb(234, 228, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 38%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 11%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.57, -1.32, 10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.57, 10.57, 97.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.059, 77.534, 70.779)`
Decimal	`15394000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE4D0, 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 #EAE4D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE4D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #EAE4D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae4d0; }
.text { color: #eae4d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae4d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 228 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae4d0, #e3ead0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EAE4D0?: #EAE4D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE4D0?: The RGB value is 234, 228, 208: 234 red, 228 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE4D0?: The complementary color is #D0D6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE4D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.