What color is #EAE4D9?

#EAE4D9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Yang Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE4D9?

The RGB value is 234, 228, 217: 234 red, 228 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE4D9?

The complementary color is #D9DFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE4D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.6:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE4D9 color

#EAE4D9 rgb(234, 228, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE4D9 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.4% green and 85.1% blue (234, 228, 217).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 29% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Yang Mist (#EDE8DD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.6:1).

#EAE4D9 color codes

HEX	`#EAE4D9`
RGB	`rgb(234, 228, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 29%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.78, 0.15, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.78, 6.08, 88.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.198, 77.99, 76.777)`
Decimal	`15394009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE4D9, 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 #EAE4D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE4D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.6:1	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 #EAE4D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae4d9; }
.text { color: #eae4d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae4d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 228 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae4d9, #e7ead9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAE4D9?: #EAE4D9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Yang Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE4D9?: The RGB value is 234, 228, 217: 234 red, 228 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE4D9?: The complementary color is #D9DFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE4D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.6:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.