What color is #EEE3D2?

#EEE3D2 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 #EEE3D2?

The RGB value is 238, 227, 210: 238 red, 227 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE3D2?

The complementary color is #D2DDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE3D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE3D2 color

#EEE3D2 rgb(238, 227, 210)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE3D2 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 89% green and 82.4% blue (238, 227, 210).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 45% 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#EEE3D2 color codes

HEX	`#EEE3D2`
RGB	`rgb(238, 227, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 89%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 45%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.67, 0.92, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.67, 9.68, 84.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.361, 77.769, 72.054)`
Decimal	`15655890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE3D2, 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 #EEE3D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE3D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #EEE3D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee3d2; }
.text { color: #eee3d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee3d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 227 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee3d2, #ebeed2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Antique White.

Questions

What color is #EEE3D2?: #EEE3D2 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 #EEE3D2?: The RGB value is 238, 227, 210: 238 red, 227 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE3D2?: The complementary color is #D2DDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE3D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.