What color is #EAF8BA?

#EAF8BA is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF8BA?

The RGB value is 234, 248, 186: 234 red, 248 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF8BA?

The complementary color is #C8BAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF8BA color

#EAF8BA rgb(234, 248, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAF8BA is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 97.3% green and 72.9% blue (234, 248, 186).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 82% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#EAF8BA color codes

HEX	`#EAF8BA`
RGB	`rgb(234, 248, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 97.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 82%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 25%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.23, -14.64, 28.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.23, 31.88, 117.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.361, 88.173, 59.441)`
Decimal	`15399098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF8BA, 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 #EAF8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #EAF8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf8ba; }
.text { color: #eaf8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 248 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf8ba, #cbf8ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #EAF8BA?: #EAF8BA is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF8BA?: The RGB value is 234, 248, 186: 234 red, 248 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF8BA?: The complementary color is #C8BAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.