What color is #EAEDDA?

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

What is the RGB value of #EAEDDA?

The RGB value is 234, 237, 218: 234 red, 237 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEDDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAEDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEDDA color

#EAEDDA rgb(234, 237, 218)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.9% green and 85.5% blue (234, 237, 218).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 35% 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#EAEDDA color codes

HEX	`#EAEDDA`
RGB	`rgb(234, 237, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 35%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.07, -4.28, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.07, 9.84, 115.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.869, 83.123, 78.311)`
Decimal	`15396314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEDDA, 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 #EAEDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #EAEDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaedda; }
.text { color: #eaedda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaedda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 237 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaedda, #e1edda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EAEDDA?: #EAEDDA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEDDA?: The RGB value is 234, 237, 218: 234 red, 237 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEDDA?: The complementary color is #DDDAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.