What color is #EEE4DA?

#EEE4DA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE4DA?

The RGB value is 238, 228, 218: 238 red, 228 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE4DA?

The complementary color is #DAE4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE4DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE4DA color

#EEE4DA rgb(238, 228, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE4DA is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 89.4% green and 85.5% blue (238, 228, 218).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Gardenia (#F1E8DF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#EEE4DA color codes

HEX	`#EEE4DA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 228, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 89.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.11, 1.7, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.11, 6.32, 74.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.657, 78.727, 77.526)`
Decimal	`15656154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE4DA, 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 #EEE4DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE4DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #EEE4DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee4da; }
.text { color: #eee4da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee4da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 228 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee4da, #eeeeda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EEE4DA?: #EEE4DA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE4DA?: The RGB value is 238, 228, 218: 238 red, 228 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE4DA?: The complementary color is #DAE4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE4DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.