What color is #EEEFDC?

#EEEFDC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Restful Rain. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEFDC?

The RGB value is 238, 239, 220: 238 red, 239 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEFDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEEFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEFDC color

#EEEFDC rgb(238, 239, 220)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.7% green and 86.3% blue (238, 239, 220).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 37% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Restful Rain (#F1F2DD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#EEEFDC color codes

HEX	`#EEEFDC`
RGB	`rgb(238, 239, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 37%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.92, -3.58, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.92, 9.76, 111.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.043, 85.078, 79.954)`
Decimal	`15658972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEFDC, 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 #EEEFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	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 #EEEFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeefdc; }
.text { color: #eeefdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeefdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 239 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeefdc, #e5efdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EEEFDC?: #EEEFDC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Restful Rain. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEFDC?: The RGB value is 238, 239, 220: 238 red, 239 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEFDC?: The complementary color is #DDDCEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.