What color is #EEE3D1?

#EEE3D1 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ancient Scroll. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE3D1?

The RGB value is 238, 227, 209: 238 red, 227 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE3D1?

The complementary color is #D1DCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE3D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE3D1 color

#EEE3D1 rgb(238, 227, 209)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE3D1 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 89% green and 82% blue (238, 227, 209).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 46% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Scroll (#F0E4D1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#EEE3D1 color codes

HEX	`#EEE3D1`
RGB	`rgb(238, 227, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 89%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 46%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.65, 0.76, 10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.65, 10.15, 85.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.237, 77.72, 71.4)`
Decimal	`15655889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE3D1, 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 #EEE3D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE3D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	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 #EEE3D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee3d1; }
.text { color: #eee3d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee3d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 227 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee3d1, #ebeed1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Antique White.

Questions

What color is #EEE3D1?: #EEE3D1 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ancient Scroll. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE3D1?: The RGB value is 238, 227, 209: 238 red, 227 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE3D1?: The complementary color is #D1DCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE3D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.