What color is #EAEADB?

#EAEADB is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Magical Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEADB?

The RGB value is 234, 234, 219: 234 red, 234 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEADB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAEADB?

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.

#EAEADB color

#EAEADB rgb(234, 234, 219)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91.8% green and 85.9% blue (234, 234, 219).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

This exact color is also called Magical Stardust.

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

#EAEADB color codes

HEX	`#EAEADB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 234, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.33, -2.59, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.33, 7.73, 109.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.139, 81.453, 78.715)`
Decimal	`15395547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#EAEADB 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 #EAEADB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeadb; }
.text { color: #eaeadb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeadb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 234 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeadb, #e3eadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAEADB?: #EAEADB is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Magical Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEADB?: The RGB value is 234, 234, 219: 234 red, 234 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEADB?: The complementary color is #DBDBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEADB?: 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.