What color is #EEEABB?

#EEEABB is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEABB?

The RGB value is 238, 234, 187: 238 red, 234 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEABB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEEABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEABB color

#EEEABB rgb(238, 234, 187)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.8% green and 73.3% blue (238, 234, 187).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#EEEABB color codes

HEX	`#EEEABB`
RGB	`rgb(238, 234, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.96, -6.09, 23.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.96, 24.15, 104.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.652, 80.612, 58.684)`
Decimal	`15657659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEABB, 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 #EEEABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	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 #EEEABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeabb; }
.text { color: #eeeabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 234 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeabb, #d9eebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #EEEABB?: #EEEABB is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEABB?: The RGB value is 238, 234, 187: 238 red, 234 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEABB?: The complementary color is #BBBFEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.