What color is #EAE5C8?

#EAE5C8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE5C8?

The RGB value is 234, 229, 200: 234 red, 229 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE5C8?

The complementary color is #C8CDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE5C8 color

#EAE5C8 rgb(234, 229, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE5C8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.8% green and 78.4% blue (234, 229, 200).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 45% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#EAE5C8 color codes

HEX	`#EAE5C8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 229, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 45%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.64, -3.09, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.64, 15.08, 101.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.375, 77.702, 65.818)`
Decimal	`15394248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE5C8, 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 #EAE5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	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 #EAE5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae5c8; }
.text { color: #eae5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 229 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae5c8, #deeac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #EAE5C8?: #EAE5C8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE5C8?: The RGB value is 234, 229, 200: 234 red, 229 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE5C8?: The complementary color is #C8CDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.