What color is #EEE8CD?

#EEE8CD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fuzzy Sheep. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE8CD?

The RGB value is 238, 232, 205: 238 red, 232 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE8CD?

The complementary color is #CDD3EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE8CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE8CD color

#EEE8CD rgb(238, 232, 205)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE8CD is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91% green and 80.4% blue (238, 232, 205).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 49% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Sheep (#F0E9D1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#EEE8CD color codes

HEX	`#EEE8CD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 232, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 49%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.82, -2.42, 13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.82, 14.08, 99.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.135, 80.299, 69.287)`
Decimal	`15657165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE8CD, 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 #EEE8CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE8CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #EEE8CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee8cd; }
.text { color: #eee8cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee8cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 232 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee8cd, #e4eecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #EEE8CD?: #EEE8CD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fuzzy Sheep. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE8CD?: The RGB value is 238, 232, 205: 238 red, 232 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE8CD?: The complementary color is #CDD3EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE8CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.