What color is #EEEEBA?

#EEEEBA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEEBA?

The RGB value is 238, 238, 186: 238 red, 238 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEEBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEEEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEEBA color

#EEEEBA rgb(238, 238, 186)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.3% green and 72.9% blue (238, 238, 186).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Steamy Dumpling (#EAE9B4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#EEEEBA color codes

HEX	`#EEEEBA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 238, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.96, -8.23, 25.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.96, 26.57, 108.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.697, 82.872, 58.506)`
Decimal	`15658682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEEBA, 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 #EEEEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	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 #EEEEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeeba; }
.text { color: #eeeeba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeeba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 238 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeeba, #d4eeba); }

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Questions

What color is #EEEEBA?: #EEEEBA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEEBA?: The RGB value is 238, 238, 186: 238 red, 238 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEEBA?: The complementary color is #BABAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.