What color is #EEEADD?

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

What is the RGB value of #EEEADD?

The RGB value is 238, 234, 221: 238 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEADD?

The complementary color is #DDE1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEADD color

#EEEADD rgb(238, 234, 221)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.8% green and 86.7% blue (238, 234, 221).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 33% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Silk Dessou (#EEE9DC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.45:1).

#EEEADD color codes

HEX	`#EEEADD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 234, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 33%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.68, -0.88, 6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.68, 6.84, 97.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.732, 82.244, 80.172)`
Decimal	`15657693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEADD, 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 #EEEADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.45:1	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 #EEEADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeadd; }
.text { color: #eeeadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 234 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeadd, #eaeedd); }

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Questions

What color is #EEEADD?: #EEEADD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silk Dessou. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEADD?: The RGB value is 238, 234, 221: 238 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEADD?: The complementary color is #DDE1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.