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#EEE8BB White Asparagus

#EEE8BB is a very light, muted yellow named White Asparagus. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(238, 232, 187)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 60% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. #EEE8BB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.90:1.

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Variations of #EEE8BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#EEE8BB 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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#EEE8BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEE8BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F3E8BD
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1E5B8
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0E6B9
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F3E8BD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F1E8BC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F6E2DC
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F1E5CB
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8E7DD

#EEE8BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#EEE8BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.90:1 Super#EEE8BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEE8BB in CSS

/* White Asparagus */
.color { color: #EEE8BB; }
.background { background-color: #EEE8BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEE8BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 232 187);
color: hsl(53 60% 83%);
color: oklch(0.925 0.059 101.2);

#EEE8BB FAQ

What color is #EEE8BB?

#EEE8BB is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is White Asparagus. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEE8BB?

#EEE8BB is rgb(238, 232, 187) in RGB, hsl(53, 60%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEE8BB?

The complementary color of #EEE8BB is #BBC1EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEE8BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEE8BB: 16.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEE8BB a warm or cool color?

#EEE8BB is a warm color.