What color is #EEECD8?

#EEECD8 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 #EEECD8?

The RGB value is 238, 236, 216: 238 red, 236 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEECD8?

The complementary color is #D8DAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEECD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEECD8 color

#EEECD8 rgb(238, 236, 216)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EEECD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.5% green and 84.7% blue (238, 236, 216).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 39% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Slippery Soap (#EFEDD8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#EEECD8 color codes

HEX	`#EEECD8`
RGB	`rgb(238, 236, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 39%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.07, -2.71, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.07, 10.3, 105.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.649, 83.126, 76.907)`
Decimal	`15658200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEECD8, 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 #EEECD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEECD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	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 #EEECD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeecd8; }
.text { color: #eeecd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeecd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 236 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeecd8, #e5eed8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #EEECD8?: #EEECD8 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 #EEECD8?: The RGB value is 238, 236, 216: 238 red, 236 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEECD8?: The complementary color is #D8DAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEECD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.