What color is #EAE9E5?

#EAE9E5 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Blanco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE9E5?

The RGB value is 234, 233, 229: 234 red, 233 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE9E5?

The complementary color is #E5E6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE9E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE9E5 color

#EAE9E5 rgb(234, 233, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE9E5 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91.4% green and 89.8% blue (234, 233, 229).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 11% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Blanco (#EBEAE5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#EAE9E5 color codes

HEX	`#EAE9E5`
RGB	`rgb(234, 233, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 11%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 2%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.32, -0.37, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.32, 2.09, 100.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.211, 81.428, 85.763)`
Decimal	`15395301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE9E5, 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 #EAE9E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE9E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #EAE9E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae9e5; }
.text { color: #eae9e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae9e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 233 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae9e5, #e9eae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EAE9E5?: #EAE9E5 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Blanco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE9E5?: The RGB value is 234, 233, 229: 234 red, 233 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE9E5?: The complementary color is #E5E6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE9E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.