What color is #EEE7C6?

#EEE7C6 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE7C6?

The RGB value is 238, 231, 198: 238 red, 231 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE7C6?

The complementary color is #C6CDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE7C6?

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.

#EEE7C6 color

#EEE7C6 rgb(238, 231, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE7C6 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 90.6% green and 77.6% blue (238, 231, 198).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 54% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Natural Light (#F1EBC8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EEE7C6 color codes

HEX	`#EEE7C6`
RGB	`rgb(238, 231, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 90.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 54%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.42, -2.98, 16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.42, 17.2, 99.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.028, 79.407, 64.842)`
Decimal	`15656902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE7C6, 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 #EEE7C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE7C6 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 #EEE7C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee7c6; }
.text { color: #eee7c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee7c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 231 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee7c6, #e1eec6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #EEE7C6?: #EEE7C6 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE7C6?: The RGB value is 238, 231, 198: 238 red, 231 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE7C6?: The complementary color is #C6CDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE7C6?: 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.