What color is #EEDDD0?

#EEDDD0 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nectar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEDDD0?

The RGB value is 238, 221, 208: 238 red, 221 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDDD0?

The complementary color is #D0E1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEDDD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDDD0 color

#EEDDD0 rgb(238, 221, 208)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEDDD0 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 86.7% green and 81.6% blue (238, 221, 208).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 47% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Nectar (#ECDACD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#EEDDD0 color codes

HEX	`#EEDDD0`
RGB	`rgb(238, 221, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 86.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 47%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.13, 3.69, 8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.13, 9.24, 66.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.501, 74.445, 70.212)`
Decimal	`15654352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDDD0, 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 #EEDDD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDDD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #EEDDD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeddd0; }
.text { color: #eeddd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeddd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 221 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeddd0, #eeecd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEDDD0?: #EEDDD0 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nectar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDDD0?: The RGB value is 238, 221, 208: 238 red, 221 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDDD0?: The complementary color is #D0E1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDDD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.