What color is #E9D7AB?

#E9D7AB is a light, moderate orange known as Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beeswax?

The RGB value is 233, 215, 171: 233 red, 215 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beeswax?

The complementary color is #ABBDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beeswax color: hex code #E9D7AB

#E9D7AB rgb(233, 215, 171)

Shades of beige

Beeswax has the hex code #E9D7AB. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 84.3% green and 67.1% blue (233, 215, 171).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 58% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

Beeswax (#E9D7AB) color codes

HEX	`#E9D7AB`
RGB	`rgb(233, 215, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 84.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 58%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 27%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.44, -0.45, 24.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.44, 24.01, 91.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.256, 68.866, 48.375)`
Decimal	`15325099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beeswax, 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 #E9D7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #E9D7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d7ab; }
.text { color: #e9d7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 215 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d7ab, #dce9ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #E9D7AB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9D7AB?: #E9D7AB is a light, moderate orange known as Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beeswax?: The RGB value is 233, 215, 171: 233 red, 215 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beeswax?: The complementary color is #ABBDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.