What color is #E5D5AE?

#E5D5AE is a light, moderate orange known as Anise Biscotti. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Anise Biscotti?

The RGB value is 229, 213, 174: 229 red, 213 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Anise Biscotti?

The complementary color is #AEBEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D5AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Anise Biscotti color: hex code #E5D5AE

#E5D5AE rgb(229, 213, 174)

Shades of beige

Anise Biscotti has the hex code #E5D5AE. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 83.5% green and 68.2% blue (229, 213, 174).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 51% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 24% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

Anise Biscotti (#E5D5AE) color codes

HEX	`#E5D5AE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 213, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 83.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 51%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 24%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.66, -0.51, 21.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.66, 21.32, 91.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.748, 67.304, 49.669)`
Decimal	`15062446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Anise Biscotti, 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 #E5D5AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D5AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #E5D5AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d5ae; }
.text { color: #e5d5ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d5ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 213 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d5ae, #dae5ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #E5D5AE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5D5AE?: #E5D5AE is a light, moderate orange known as Anise Biscotti. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Anise Biscotti?: The RGB value is 229, 213, 174: 229 red, 213 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Anise Biscotti?: The complementary color is #AEBEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D5AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.