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#EEE2AA French Vanilla

#EEE2AA is a very light, muted yellow named French Vanilla. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 88.6% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(238, 226, 170)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 67% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 7% black. #EEE2AA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.09:1.

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Variations of #EEE2AA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EEE2AA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EEE2AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEE2AA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F1E3AC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDDFA6
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEE0A8
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F1E3AC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F0E3AB
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F9DAD3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2DFBE
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E1E1E1
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E5E1D5

#EEE2AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.30:1 Very poor#EEE2AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.09:1 Super#EEE2AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEE2AA in CSS

/* French Vanilla */
.color { color: #EEE2AA; }
.background { background-color: #EEE2AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEE2AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 226 170);
color: hsl(49 67% 80%);
color: oklch(0.909 0.073 97.4);

#EEE2AA FAQ

What color is #EEE2AA?

#EEE2AA is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is French Vanilla. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEE2AA?

#EEE2AA is rgb(238, 226, 170) in RGB, hsl(49, 67%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEE2AA?

The complementary color of #EEE2AA is #AAB6EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEE2AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEE2AA: 16.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEE2AA a warm or cool color?

#EEE2AA is a warm color.