What color is #EEEFBF?

#EEEFBF 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 #EEEFBF?

The RGB value is 238, 239, 191: 238 red, 239 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEFBF?

The complementary color is #C0BFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEFBF color

#EEEFBF rgb(238, 239, 191)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.7% green and 74.9% blue (238, 239, 191).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 60% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#EEEFBF color codes

HEX	`#EEEFBF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 239, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 60%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 20%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.31, -8.03, 23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.31, 24.53, 109.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.53, 83.673, 61.452)`
Decimal	`15658943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEFBF, 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 #EEEFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	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 #EEEFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeefbf; }
.text { color: #eeefbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeefbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 239 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeefbf, #d6efbf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EEEFBF?: #EEEFBF 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 #EEEFBF?: The RGB value is 238, 239, 191: 238 red, 239 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEFBF?: The complementary color is #C0BFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.