What color is #EEEDDD?

#EEEDDD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEDDD?

The RGB value is 238, 237, 221: 238 red, 237 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEDDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEEDDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEDDD color

#EEEDDD rgb(238, 237, 221)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.9% green and 86.7% blue (238, 237, 221).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 33% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cannoli Cream (#EDECDB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#EEEDDD color codes

HEX	`#EEEDDD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 237, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 33%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.44, -2.4, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.44, 8.23, 106.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.594, 83.966, 80.459)`
Decimal	`15658461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEDDD, 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 #EEEDDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEDDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #EEEDDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeddd; }
.text { color: #eeeddd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeddd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 237 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeddd, #e7eedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EEEDDD?: #EEEDDD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEDDD?: The RGB value is 238, 237, 221: 238 red, 237 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEDDD?: The complementary color is #DDDEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEDDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.