What color is #EEDD9B?

#EEDD9B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEDD9B?

The RGB value is 238, 221, 155: 238 red, 221 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDD9B?

The complementary color is #9BACEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEDD9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDD9B color

#EEDD9B rgb(238, 221, 155)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEDD9B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 86.7% green and 60.8% blue (238, 221, 155).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 71% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Buff (#EBD999), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#EEDD9B color codes

HEX	`#EEDD9B`
RGB	`rgb(238, 221, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 86.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 71%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 35%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.09, -3.61, 34.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.09, 34.74, 95.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.034, 72.259, 41.42)`
Decimal	`15654299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDD9B, 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 #EEDD9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDD9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #EEDD9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedd9b; }
.text { color: #eedd9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedd9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 221 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedd9b, #d6ee9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #EEDD9B?: #EEDD9B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDD9B?: The RGB value is 238, 221, 155: 238 red, 221 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDD9B?: The complementary color is #9BACEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDD9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.