What color is #EAEADA?

#EAEADA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Magical Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEADA?

The RGB value is 234, 234, 218: 234 red, 234 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEADA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAEADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEADA color

#EAEADA rgb(234, 234, 218)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91.8% green and 85.5% blue (234, 234, 218).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 28% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Magical Stardust (#EAEADB), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#EAEADA color codes

HEX	`#EAEADA`
RGB	`rgb(234, 234, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 28%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.31, -2.75, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.31, 8.24, 109.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.008, 81.4, 78.024)`
Decimal	`15395546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEADA, 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 #EAEADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	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 #EAEADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeada; }
.text { color: #eaeada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 234 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeada, #e2eada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAEADA?: #EAEADA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Magical Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEADA?: The RGB value is 234, 234, 218: 234 red, 234 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEADA?: The complementary color is #DADAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.