What color is #EEDDAD?

#EEDDAD is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Creamy Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEDDAD?

The RGB value is 238, 221, 173: 238 red, 221 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDDAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEDDAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDDAD color

#EEDDAD rgb(238, 221, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEDDAD is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 86.7% green and 67.8% blue (238, 221, 173).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 66% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 27% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Ivory (#EEDDAA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#EEDDAD color codes

HEX	`#EEDDAD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 221, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 86.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 66%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 27%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.4, -1.39, 25.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.4, 25.76, 93.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.66, 72.909, 49.983)`
Decimal	`15654317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDDAD, 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 #EEDDAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDDAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #EEDDAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeddad; }
.text { color: #eeddad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeddad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 221 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeddad, #dfeead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #EEDDAD?: #EEDDAD is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Creamy Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDDAD?: The RGB value is 238, 221, 173: 238 red, 221 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDDAD?: The complementary color is #ADBEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDDAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.