What color is #EEE6DE?

#EEE6DE 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 #EEE6DE?

The RGB value is 238, 230, 222: 238 red, 230 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE6DE?

The complementary color is #DEE6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE6DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE6DE color

#EEE6DE rgb(238, 230, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEE6DE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 90.2% green and 87.1% blue (238, 230, 222).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Gardenia (#F1E8DF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#EEE6DE color codes

HEX	`#EEE6DE`
RGB	`rgb(238, 230, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 90.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.71, 1.34, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.71, 5.03, 74.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.74, 80.045, 80.501)`
Decimal	`15656670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE6DE, 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 #EEE6DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE6DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #EEE6DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee6de; }
.text { color: #eee6de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee6de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 230 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee6de, #eeeede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EEE6DE?: #EEE6DE 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 #EEE6DE?: The RGB value is 238, 230, 222: 238 red, 230 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE6DE?: The complementary color is #DEE6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE6DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.