What color is #EEDEBF?

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

What is the RGB value of #EEDEBF?

The RGB value is 238, 222, 191: 238 red, 222 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDEBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEDEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDEBF color

#EEDEBF rgb(238, 222, 191)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 87.1% green and 74.9% blue (238, 222, 191).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 58% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cloud of Cream (#F1E2C4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#EEDEBF color codes

HEX	`#EEDEBF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 222, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 87.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 58%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.01, 0.59, 17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.01, 17.21, 88.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.785, 74.183, 59.87)`
Decimal	`15654591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDEBF, 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 #EEDEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #EEDEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedebf; }
.text { color: #eedebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 222 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedebf, #e7eebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #EEDEBF?: #EEDEBF is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cloud of Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDEBF?: The RGB value is 238, 222, 191: 238 red, 222 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDEBF?: The complementary color is #BFCFEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.