What color is #EEF1CD?

#EEF1CD is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF1CD?

The RGB value is 238, 241, 205: 238 red, 241 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF1CD?

The complementary color is #D0CDF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.1:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF1CD color

#EEF1CD rgb(238, 241, 205)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EEF1CD is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 94.5% green and 80.4% blue (238, 241, 205).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 56% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#EEF1CD color codes

HEX	`#EEF1CD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 241, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 94.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 56%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.1, -6.97, 17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.1, 18.45, 112.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.734, 85.496, 70.153)`
Decimal	`15659469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF1CD, 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 #EEF1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	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 #EEF1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef1cd; }
.text { color: #eef1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 241 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef1cd, #dcf1cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEF1CD?: #EEF1CD is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF1CD?: The RGB value is 238, 241, 205: 238 red, 241 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF1CD?: The complementary color is #D0CDF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.1:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.