What color is #EAEBA8?

#EAEBA8 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pollen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEBA8?

The RGB value is 234, 235, 168: 234 red, 235 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEBA8?

The complementary color is #A9A8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEBA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEBA8 color

#EAEBA8 rgb(234, 235, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EAEBA8 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.2% green and 65.9% blue (234, 235, 168).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 63% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pollen (#EEEEAA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#EAEBA8 color codes

HEX	`#EAEBA8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 235, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 63%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 29%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.57, -10.6, 32.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.57, 34.19, 108.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.708, 79.737, 48.704)`
Decimal	`15395752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEBA8, 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 #EAEBA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEBA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	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 #EAEBA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeba8; }
.text { color: #eaeba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 235 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeba8, #c9eba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EAEBA8?: #EAEBA8 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pollen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEBA8?: The RGB value is 234, 235, 168: 234 red, 235 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEBA8?: The complementary color is #A9A8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEBA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.