What color is #EEE0DB?

#EEE0DB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE0DB?

The RGB value is 238, 224, 219: 238 red, 224 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE0DB?

The complementary color is #DBE9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE0DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE0DB color

#EEE0DB rgb(238, 224, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEE0DB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 87.8% green and 85.9% blue (238, 224, 219).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 36% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Powder Room (#EEE0DD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.32:1).

#EEE0DB color codes

HEX	`#EEE0DB`
RGB	`rgb(238, 224, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 87.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 36%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.14, 3.93, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.14, 5.72, 46.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.7, 76.604, 77.855)`
Decimal	`15655131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE0DB, 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 #EEE0DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE0DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.32:1	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 #EEE0DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee0db; }
.text { color: #eee0db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee0db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 224 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee0db, #eeeadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EEE0DB?: #EEE0DB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE0DB?: The RGB value is 238, 224, 219: 238 red, 224 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE0DB?: The complementary color is #DBE9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE0DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.