What color is #E1DACB?

#E1DACB is a very light, desaturated orange known as Albescent. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Albescent?

The RGB value is 225, 218, 203: 225 red, 218 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Albescent?

The complementary color is #CBD2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Albescent color: hex code #E1DACB

#E1DACB rgb(225, 218, 203)

Shades of beige

Albescent has the hex code #E1DACB. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.5% green and 79.6% blue (225, 218, 203).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

Albescent (#E1DACB) color codes

HEX	`#E1DACB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 218, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.22, -0.16, 8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.22, 8.23, 91.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.901, 70.463, 66.565)`
Decimal	`14801611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Albescent, 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 #E1DACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #E1DACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dacb; }
.text { color: #e1dacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 218 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dacb, #dde1cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #E1DACB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1DACB?: #E1DACB is a very light, desaturated orange known as Albescent. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Albescent?: The RGB value is 225, 218, 203: 225 red, 218 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Albescent?: The complementary color is #CBD2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.