What color is #EAEBDD?

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

What is the RGB value of #EAEBDD?

The RGB value is 234, 235, 221: 234 red, 235 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEBDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAEBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEBDD color

#EAEBDD rgb(234, 235, 221)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.2% green and 86.7% blue (234, 235, 221).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Magical Stardust (#EAEADB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#EAEBDD color codes

HEX	`#EAEBDD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 235, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.63, -2.76, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.63, 7.22, 112.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.689, 82.13, 80.205)`
Decimal	`15395805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEBDD, 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 #EAEBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #EAEBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaebdd; }
.text { color: #eaebdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaebdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 235 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaebdd, #e3ebdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAEBDD?: #EAEBDD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Magical Stardust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEBDD?: The RGB value is 234, 235, 221: 234 red, 235 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEBDD?: The complementary color is #DEDDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.