What color is #EEE9D7?

#EEE9D7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Mascarpone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE9D7?

The RGB value is 238, 233, 215: 238 red, 233 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE9D7?

The complementary color is #D7DCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE9D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE9D7 color

#EEE9D7 rgb(238, 233, 215)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE9D7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.4% green and 84.3% blue (238, 233, 215).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 40% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mascarpone (#ECE6D4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#EEE9D7 color codes

HEX	`#EEE9D7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 233, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 40%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.29, -1.35, 9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.29, 9.44, 98.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.663, 81.362, 75.943)`
Decimal	`15657431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE9D7, 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 #EEE9D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE9D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #EEE9D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee9d7; }
.text { color: #eee9d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee9d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 233 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee9d7, #e8eed7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EEE9D7?: #EEE9D7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Mascarpone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE9D7?: The RGB value is 238, 233, 215: 238 red, 233 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE9D7?: The complementary color is #D7DCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE9D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.