What color is #EAE5CD?

#EAE5CD 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 #EAE5CD?

The RGB value is 234, 229, 205: 234 red, 229 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE5CD?

The complementary color is #CDD2EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE5CD color

#EAE5CD rgb(234, 229, 205)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE5CD is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.8% green and 80.4% blue (234, 229, 205).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 41% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Nylon (#E9E3CB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#EAE5CD color codes

HEX	`#EAE5CD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 229, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 41%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.75, -2.31, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.75, 12.53, 100.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.969, 77.94, 68.946)`
Decimal	`15394253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE5CD, 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 #EAE5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	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 #EAE5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae5cd; }
.text { color: #eae5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 229 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae5cd, #e1eacd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EAE5CD?: #EAE5CD 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 #EAE5CD?: The RGB value is 234, 229, 205: 234 red, 229 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE5CD?: The complementary color is #CDD2EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.