What color is #EEEAD4?

#EEEAD4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Slippery Soap. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEAD4?

The RGB value is 238, 234, 212: 238 red, 234 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEAD4?

The complementary color is #D4D8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEAD4 color

#EEEAD4 rgb(238, 234, 212)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEEAD4 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.8% green and 83.1% blue (238, 234, 212).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 43% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Slippery Soap (#EFEDD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#EEEAD4 color codes

HEX	`#EEEAD4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 234, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 43%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.48, -2.34, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.48, 11.41, 101.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.565, 81.777, 74.026)`
Decimal	`15657684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEAD4, 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 #EEEAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	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 #EEEAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeead4; }
.text { color: #eeead4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeead4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 234 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeead4, #e5eed4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EEEAD4?: #EEEAD4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Slippery Soap. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEAD4?: The RGB value is 238, 234, 212: 238 red, 234 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEAD4?: The complementary color is #D4D8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.