What color is #EEE3B2?

#EEE3B2 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crème de la Crème. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE3B2?

The RGB value is 238, 227, 178: 238 red, 227 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE3B2?

The complementary color is #B2BDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE3B2 color

#EEE3B2 rgb(238, 227, 178)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE3B2 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 89% green and 69.8% blue (238, 227, 178).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 64% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Crème de la Crème (#F3E7B4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#EEE3B2 color codes

HEX	`#EEE3B2`
RGB	`rgb(238, 227, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 89%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 64%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 25%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.01, -3.78, 25.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.01, 25.62, 98.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.765, 76.331, 53.116)`
Decimal	`15655858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE3B2, 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 #EEE3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	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 #EEE3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee3b2; }
.text { color: #eee3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 227 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee3b2, #dbeeb2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EEE3B2?: #EEE3B2 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crème de la Crème. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE3B2?: The RGB value is 238, 227, 178: 238 red, 227 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE3B2?: The complementary color is #B2BDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.