What color is #EAE9D5?

#EAE9D5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Slippery Soap. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE9D5?

The RGB value is 234, 233, 213: 234 red, 233 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE9D5?

The complementary color is #D5D6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE9D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE9D5 color

#EAE9D5 rgb(234, 233, 213)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAE9D5 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91.4% green and 83.5% blue (234, 233, 213).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Slippery Soap (#EFEDD8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#EAE9D5 color codes

HEX	`#EAE9D5`
RGB	`rgb(234, 233, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.94, -3.07, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.94, 10.31, 107.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.079, 80.575, 74.535)`
Decimal	`15395285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE9D5, 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 #EAE9D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE9D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #EAE9D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae9d5; }
.text { color: #eae9d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae9d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 233 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae9d5, #e1ead5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #EAE9D5?: #EAE9D5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Slippery Soap. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE9D5?: The RGB value is 234, 233, 213: 234 red, 233 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE9D5?: The complementary color is #D5D6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE9D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.