What color is #EEE9DC?

#EEE9DC is a very light, desaturated orange known as Silk Dessou. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE9DC?

The RGB value is 238, 233, 220: 238 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE9DC?

The complementary color is #DCE1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE9DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE9DC color

#EEE9DC rgb(238, 233, 220)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEE9DC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.4% green and 86.3% blue (238, 233, 220).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 35% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Silk Dessou.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.32:1).

#EEE9DC color codes

HEX	`#EEE9DC`
RGB	`rgb(238, 233, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.41, -0.53, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.41, 6.93, 94.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.315, 81.623, 79.378)`
Decimal	`15657436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE9DC, 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 #EEE9DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE9DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.32:1	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 #EEE9DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee9dc; }
.text { color: #eee9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee9dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 233 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee9dc, #eaeedc); }

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Questions

What color is #EEE9DC?: #EEE9DC is a very light, desaturated orange known as Silk Dessou. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE9DC?: The RGB value is 238, 233, 220: 238 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE9DC?: The complementary color is #DCE1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE9DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.