What color is #EEECC2?

#EEECC2 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 #EEECC2?

The RGB value is 238, 236, 194: 238 red, 236 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEECC2?

The complementary color is #C2C4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEECC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEECC2 color

#EEECC2 rgb(238, 236, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEECC2 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.5% green and 76.1% blue (238, 236, 194).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 56% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#EEECC2 color codes

HEX	`#EEECC2`
RGB	`rgb(238, 236, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 56%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.6, -6.09, 20.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.6, 21.54, 106.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.992, 82.064, 62.918)`
Decimal	`15658178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEECC2, 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 #EEECC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEECC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #EEECC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeecc2; }
.text { color: #eeecc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeecc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 236 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeecc2, #daeec2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #EEECC2?: #EEECC2 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 #EEECC2?: The RGB value is 238, 236, 194: 238 red, 236 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEECC2?: The complementary color is #C2C4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEECC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.