What color is #EEE3AC?

#EEE3AC is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE3AC?

The RGB value is 238, 227, 172: 238 red, 227 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE3AC?

The complementary color is #ACB7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE3AC color

#EEE3AC rgb(238, 227, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE3AC is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 89% green and 67.5% blue (238, 227, 172).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 66% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is French Vanilla (#EFE1A7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#EEE3AC color codes

HEX	`#EEE3AC`
RGB	`rgb(238, 227, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 89%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 66%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.9, -4.57, 28.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.9, 28.65, 99.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.176, 76.095, 50.013)`
Decimal	`15655852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE3AC, 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 #EEE3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #EEE3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee3ac; }
.text { color: #eee3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 227 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee3ac, #d8eeac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EEE3AC?: #EEE3AC is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE3AC?: The RGB value is 238, 227, 172: 238 red, 227 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE3AC?: The complementary color is #ACB7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.