What color is #EEECDE?

#EEECDE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Onion Skin. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEECDE?

The RGB value is 238, 236, 222: 238 red, 236 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEECDE?

The complementary color is #DEE0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEECDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEECDE color

#EEECDE rgb(238, 236, 222)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.5% green and 87.1% blue (238, 236, 222).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Onion Skin (#EEEDDF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#EEECDE color codes

HEX	`#EEECDE`
RGB	`rgb(238, 236, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.21, -1.73, 7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.21, 7.23, 103.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.438, 83.442, 81.067)`
Decimal	`15658206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEECDE, 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 #EEECDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEECDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	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 #EEECDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeecde; }
.text { color: #eeecde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeecde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 236 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeecde, #e8eede); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEECDE?: #EEECDE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Onion Skin. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEECDE?: The RGB value is 238, 236, 222: 238 red, 236 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEECDE?: The complementary color is #DEE0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEECDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.