What color is #EEEFE2?

#EEEFE2 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Star Magnolia. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEFE2?

The RGB value is 238, 239, 226: 238 red, 239 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEFE2?

The complementary color is #E3E2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEFE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEFE2 color

#EEEFE2 rgb(238, 239, 226)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EEEFE2 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.7% green and 88.6% blue (238, 239, 226).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 29% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black.

This exact color is also called Star Magnolia.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#EEEFE2 color codes

HEX	`#EEEFE2`
RGB	`rgb(238, 239, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 29%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.06, -2.58, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.06, 6.69, 112.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.852, 85.401, 84.214)`
Decimal	`15658978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEFE2, 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 #EEEFE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEFE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #EEEFE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeefe2; }
.text { color: #eeefe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeefe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 239 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeefe2, #e8efe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EEEFE2?: #EEEFE2 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Star Magnolia. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEFE2?: The RGB value is 238, 239, 226: 238 red, 239 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEFE2?: The complementary color is #E3E2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEFE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.