Information about #EEE2AA color

#EEE2AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EEE2AA falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(238, 226, 170) — 93.3% red, 88.6% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 27 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EEE2AA reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vanilla (#F3E5AB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA) and Cookies And Cream (#EEE0B1).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(238, 226, 170)), which gives #EEE2AA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 16.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. No one has named #EEE2AA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EEE2AA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EEE2AA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EEE2AA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Honeymoon color link
Honeymoon

#F4E1AF

First Light color link
First Light

#E5E1AC

Buttermilk color link
Buttermilk

#F6E0A4

Sidecar color link
Sidecar

#E9D9A9

Popcorn color link
Popcorn

#EAD7AA

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Wheat color link
Wheat

#F5DEB3

#EEE2AA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEE2AA
  • RGB238, 226, 170
  • CMYK0, 5, 27, 7
  • HSL49°, 67%, 80%
  • HSL Precise49.412°, 66.667%, 80%
  • HSV49°, 29%, 93%
  • HSB49°, 29%, 93%
  • HEX IDEEE2AA
  • DECIMAL ID15655594
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
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