What color is #EAE5D8?

#EAE5D8 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Helium. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE5D8?

The RGB value is 234, 229, 216: 234 red, 229 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE5D8?

The complementary color is #D8DDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE5D8 color

#EAE5D8 rgb(234, 229, 216)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE5D8 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.8% green and 84.7% blue (234, 229, 216).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 30% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black.

This exact color is also called Helium.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#EAE5D8 color codes

HEX	`#EAE5D8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 229, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 30%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91, -0.53, 6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91, 6.95, 94.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.344, 78.489, 76.186)`
Decimal	`15394264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE5D8, 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 #EAE5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #EAE5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae5d8; }
.text { color: #eae5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 229 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae5d8, #e6ead8); }

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Questions

What color is #EAE5D8?: #EAE5D8 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Helium. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE5D8?: The RGB value is 234, 229, 216: 234 red, 229 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE5D8?: The complementary color is #D8DDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.