What color is #EEEFDF?

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

What is the RGB value of #EEEFDF?

The RGB value is 238, 239, 223: 238 red, 239 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEFDF?

The complementary color is #E0DFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEFDF color

#EEEFDF rgb(238, 239, 223)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.7% green and 87.5% blue (238, 239, 223).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 33% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cannoli Cream (#EDECDB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#EEEFDF color codes

HEX	`#EEEFDF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 239, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 33%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.99, -3.09, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.99, 8.22, 112.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.444, 85.238, 82.065)`
Decimal	`15658975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEFDF, 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 #EEEFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #EEEFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeefdf; }
.text { color: #eeefdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeefdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 239 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeefdf, #e6efdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EEEFDF?: #EEEFDF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEFDF?: The RGB value is 238, 239, 223: 238 red, 239 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEFDF?: The complementary color is #E0DFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.