What color is #EEE6C3?

#EEE6C3 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fake Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE6C3?

The RGB value is 238, 230, 195: 238 red, 230 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE6C3?

The complementary color is #C3CBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE6C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE6C3 color

#EEE6C3 rgb(238, 230, 195)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE6C3 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 90.2% green and 76.5% blue (238, 230, 195).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 56% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fake Blonde (#EFE6C1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#EEE6C3 color codes

HEX	`#EEE6C3`
RGB	`rgb(238, 230, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 90.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 56%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.1, -2.91, 18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.1, 18.29, 99.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.407, 78.712, 62.945)`
Decimal	`15656643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE6C3, 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 #EEE6C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE6C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	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 #EEE6C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee6c3; }
.text { color: #eee6c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee6c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 230 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee6c3, #e1eec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #EEE6C3?: #EEE6C3 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fake Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE6C3?: The RGB value is 238, 230, 195: 238 red, 230 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE6C3?: The complementary color is #C3CBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE6C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.