What color is #EEDBCB?

#EEDBCB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Truffle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEDBCB?

The RGB value is 238, 219, 203: 238 red, 219 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDBCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEDBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDBCB color

#EEDBCB rgb(238, 219, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEDBCB is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 85.9% green and 79.6% blue (238, 219, 203).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 51% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Truffle (#EFDBCD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#EEDBCB color codes

HEX	`#EEDBCB`
RGB	`rgb(238, 219, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 85.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 51%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.52, 3.94, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.52, 10.96, 68.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.37, 73.153, 66.849)`
Decimal	`15653835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDBCB, 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 #EEDBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	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 #EEDBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedbcb; }
.text { color: #eedbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 219 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedbcb, #eeedcb); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #EEDBCB?: #EEDBCB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Truffle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDBCB?: The RGB value is 238, 219, 203: 238 red, 219 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDBCB?: The complementary color is #CBDEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.