What color is #EAE5DB?

#EAE5DB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Yang Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE5DB?

The RGB value is 234, 229, 219: 234 red, 229 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE5DB?

The complementary color is #DBE0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE5DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE5DB color

#EAE5DB rgb(234, 229, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE5DB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.8% green and 85.9% blue (234, 229, 219).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Yang Mist (#EDE8DD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#EAE5DB color codes

HEX	`#EAE5DB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 229, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.07, -0.03, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.07, 5.47, 90.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.736, 78.646, 78.247)`
Decimal	`15394267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE5DB, 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 #EAE5DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE5DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #EAE5DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae5db; }
.text { color: #eae5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae5db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 229 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae5db, #e7eadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAE5DB?: #EAE5DB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Yang Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE5DB?: The RGB value is 234, 229, 219: 234 red, 229 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE5DB?: The complementary color is #DBE0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE5DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.