What color is #EEE5DC?

#EEE5DC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE5DC?

The RGB value is 238, 229, 220: 238 red, 229 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE5DC?

The complementary color is #DCE5EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE5DC color

#EEE5DC rgb(238, 229, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEE5DC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 89.8% green and 86.3% blue (238, 229, 220).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 35% saturation and 90% 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#EEE5DC color codes

HEX	`#EEE5DC`
RGB	`rgb(238, 229, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 89.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.41, 1.52, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.41, 5.67, 74.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.196, 79.384, 79.005)`
Decimal	`15656412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE5DC, 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 #EEE5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #EEE5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee5dc; }
.text { color: #eee5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 229 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee5dc, #eeeedc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EEE5DC?: #EEE5DC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE5DC?: The RGB value is 238, 229, 220: 238 red, 229 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE5DC?: The complementary color is #DCE5EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.