What color is #EEDCCC?

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

What is the RGB value of #EEDCCC?

The RGB value is 238, 220, 204: 238 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDCCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEDCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDCCC color

#EEDCCC rgb(238, 220, 204)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 86.3% green and 80% blue (238, 220, 204).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 50% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Almond (#EFDECD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#EEDCCC color codes

HEX	`#EEDCCC`
RGB	`rgb(238, 220, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 86.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 50%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, 3.58, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 10.7, 70.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.752, 73.724, 67.565)`
Decimal	`15654092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDCCC, 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 #EEDCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #EEDCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedccc; }
.text { color: #eedccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 220 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedccc, #eeedcc); }

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Questions

What color is #EEDCCC?: #EEDCCC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Almond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDCCC?: The RGB value is 238, 220, 204: 238 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDCCC?: The complementary color is #CCDEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.