What color is #EEE9C8?

#EEE9C8 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 #EEE9C8?

The RGB value is 238, 233, 200: 238 red, 233 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE9C8?

The complementary color is #C8CDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE9C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE9C8 color

#EEE9C8 rgb(238, 233, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE9C8 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.4% green and 78.4% blue (238, 233, 200).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 53% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Natural Light (#F1EBC8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

#EEE9C8 color codes

HEX	`#EEE9C8`
RGB	`rgb(238, 233, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 53%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.97, -3.69, 16.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.97, 17.07, 102.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.823, 80.626, 66.253)`
Decimal	`15657416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE9C8, 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 #EEE9C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE9C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	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 #EEE9C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee9c8; }
.text { color: #eee9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee9c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 233 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee9c8, #e0eec8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #EEE9C8?: #EEE9C8 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 #EEE9C8?: The RGB value is 238, 233, 200: 238 red, 233 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE9C8?: The complementary color is #C8CDEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE9C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.