What color is #EAE8CE?

#EAE8CE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rum Swizzle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE8CE?

The RGB value is 234, 232, 206: 234 red, 232 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE8CE?

The complementary color is #CED0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE8CE color

#EAE8CE rgb(234, 232, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE8CE is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91% green and 80.8% blue (234, 232, 206).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 40% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Rum Swizzle (#F1EDD4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#EAE8CE color codes

HEX	`#EAE8CE`
RGB	`rgb(234, 232, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 40%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.53, -3.68, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.53, 13.42, 105.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.928, 79.662, 69.862)`
Decimal	`15395022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE8CE, 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 #EAE8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	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 #EAE8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae8ce; }
.text { color: #eae8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 232 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae8ce, #deeace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EAE8CE?: #EAE8CE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rum Swizzle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE8CE?: The RGB value is 234, 232, 206: 234 red, 232 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE8CE?: The complementary color is #CED0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.