What color is #EAE7C7?

#EAE7C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE7C7?

The RGB value is 234, 231, 199: 234 red, 231 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE7C7?

The complementary color is #C7CAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE7C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE7C7 color

#EAE7C7 rgb(234, 231, 199)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE7C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 90.6% green and 78% blue (234, 231, 199).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 45% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Natural Light (#F1EBC8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#EAE7C7 color codes

HEX	`#EAE7C7`
RGB	`rgb(234, 231, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 90.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 45%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.13, -4.26, 15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.13, 16.53, 104.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.816, 78.769, 65.39)`
Decimal	`15394759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE7C7, 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 #EAE7C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE7C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #EAE7C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae7c7; }
.text { color: #eae7c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae7c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 231 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae7c7, #dbeac7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EAE7C7?: #EAE7C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE7C7?: The RGB value is 234, 231, 199: 234 red, 231 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE7C7?: The complementary color is #C7CAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE7C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.