What color is #EAE6DD?

#EAE6DD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Foggy Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE6DD?

The RGB value is 234, 230, 221: 234 red, 230 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE6DD?

The complementary color is #DDE1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE6DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE6DD color

#EAE6DD rgb(234, 230, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE6DD is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 90.2% green and 86.7% blue (234, 230, 221).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 24% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Day (#E7E3DB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#EAE6DD color codes

HEX	`#EAE6DD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 230, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 90.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 24%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.37, -0.21, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.37, 4.86, 92.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.278, 79.307, 79.735)`
Decimal	`15394525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE6DD, 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 #EAE6DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE6DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #EAE6DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae6dd; }
.text { color: #eae6dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae6dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 230 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae6dd, #e8eadd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAE6DD?: #EAE6DD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Foggy Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE6DD?: The RGB value is 234, 230, 221: 234 red, 230 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE6DD?: The complementary color is #DDE1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE6DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.