What color is #EAECD8?

#EAECD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAECD8?

The RGB value is 234, 236, 216: 234 red, 236 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAECD8?

The complementary color is #DAD8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAECD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAECD8 color

#EAECD8 rgb(234, 236, 216)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EAECD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.5% green and 84.7% blue (234, 236, 216).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 34% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Bethlehem Superstar (#EAEEDA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.49:1).

#EAECD8 color codes

HEX	`#EAECD8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 236, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 34%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.77, -4.1, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.77, 10.32, 113.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.32, 82.441, 76.845)`
Decimal	`15396056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAECD8, 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 #EAECD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAECD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	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 #EAECD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaecd8; }
.text { color: #eaecd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaecd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 236 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaecd8, #e0ecd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EAECD8?: #EAECD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAECD8?: The RGB value is 234, 236, 216: 234 red, 236 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAECD8?: The complementary color is #DAD8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAECD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.