What color is #EEF0C4?

#EEF0C4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF0C4?

The RGB value is 238, 240, 196: 238 red, 240 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF0C4?

The complementary color is #C6C4F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF0C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF0C4 color

#EEF0C4 rgb(238, 240, 196)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EEF0C4 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 94.1% green and 76.9% blue (238, 240, 196).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 59% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#EEF0C4 color codes

HEX	`#EEF0C4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 240, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 94.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 59%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.66, -7.81, 21.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.66, 22.5, 110.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.383, 84.484, 64.497)`
Decimal	`15659204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF0C4, 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 #EEF0C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF0C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #EEF0C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef0c4; }
.text { color: #eef0c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef0c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 240 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef0c4, #d8f0c4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EEF0C4?: #EEF0C4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF0C4?: The RGB value is 238, 240, 196: 238 red, 240 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF0C4?: The complementary color is #C6C4F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF0C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.