What color is #EEE1BD?

#EEE1BD is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beurre Blanc. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE1BD?

The RGB value is 238, 225, 189: 238 red, 225 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE1BD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEE1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE1BD color

#EEE1BD rgb(238, 225, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE1BD is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 88.2% green and 74.1% blue (238, 225, 189).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 59% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Beurre Blanc (#EDE1BE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#EEE1BD color codes

HEX	`#EEE1BD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 225, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 88.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 59%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.72, -1.23, 19.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.72, 19.28, 93.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.37, 75.703, 58.987)`
Decimal	`15655357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE1BD, 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 #EEE1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #EEE1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee1bd; }
.text { color: #eee1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 225 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee1bd, #e3eebd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #EEE1BD?: #EEE1BD is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beurre Blanc. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE1BD?: The RGB value is 238, 225, 189: 238 red, 225 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE1BD?: The complementary color is #BDCAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.