Close to Vanilla
#EEDCA1
#EEDCA1 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Vanilla. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 86.3% green, and 63.1% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 69% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EEDCA1.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.36:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.39:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.36:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.39:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EEDCA1 as they’d see it.
#EEDCA1 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #EEDCA1
What color is #EEDCA1?
#EEDCA1 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Vanilla. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 86.3% green, and 63.1% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 69% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EEDCA1 in RGB?
#EEDCA1 is rgb(238, 220, 161): 238 red, 220 green, and 161 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EEDCA1 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 8, 32, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EEDCA1?
PANTONE 461 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EEDCA1?
Its complement #D4DBFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.