What color is #EEE9D9?

#EEE9D9 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Calcium Rock. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE9D9?

The RGB value is 238, 233, 217: 238 red, 233 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE9D9?

The complementary color is #D9DEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE9D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE9D9 color

#EEE9D9 rgb(238, 233, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE9D9 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.4% green and 85.1% blue (238, 233, 217).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Calcium Rock.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#EEE9D9 color codes

HEX	`#EEE9D9`
RGB	`rgb(238, 233, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.34, -1.02, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.34, 8.43, 96.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.922, 81.465, 77.304)`
Decimal	`15657433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE9D9, 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 #EEE9D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE9D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #EEE9D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee9d9; }
.text { color: #eee9d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee9d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 233 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee9d9, #e9eed9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #EEE9D9?: #EEE9D9 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Calcium Rock. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE9D9?: The RGB value is 238, 233, 217: 238 red, 233 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE9D9?: The complementary color is #D9DEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE9D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.