What color is #EEE6E1?

#EEE6E1 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE6E1?

The RGB value is 238, 230, 225: 238 red, 230 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE6E1?

The complementary color is #E1E9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE6E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE6E1 color

#EEE6E1 rgb(238, 230, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEE6E1 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 90.2% green and 88.2% blue (238, 230, 225).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 28% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Bookworm (#EBE3DE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#EEE6E1 color codes

HEX	`#EEE6E1`
RGB	`rgb(238, 230, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 90.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 28%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.78, 1.84, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.78, 3.86, 61.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.146, 80.208, 82.637)`
Decimal	`15656673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE6E1, 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 #EEE6E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE6E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #EEE6E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee6e1; }
.text { color: #eee6e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee6e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 230 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee6e1, #eeede1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #EEE6E1?: #EEE6E1 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE6E1?: The RGB value is 238, 230, 225: 238 red, 230 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE6E1?: The complementary color is #E1E9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE6E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.