What color is #E4D4BE?

#E4D4BE is a light, desaturated orange known as Bread Crumb. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bread Crumb?

The RGB value is 228, 212, 190: 228 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bread Crumb?

The complementary color is #BECEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D4BE?

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.

Bread Crumb color: hex code #E4D4BE

#E4D4BE rgb(228, 212, 190)

Shades of beige

Bread Crumb has the hex code #E4D4BE. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 83.1% green and 74.5% blue (228, 212, 190).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 41% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black.

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

Bread Crumb (#E4D4BE) color codes

HEX	`#E4D4BE`
RGB	`rgb(228, 212, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 83.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 41%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.66, 1.97, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.66, 13.03, 81.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.832, 67.3, 58.28)`
Decimal	`14996670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bread Crumb, 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 #E4D4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D4BE 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 #E4D4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d4be; }
.text { color: #e4d4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 212 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d4be, #e1e4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

See #E4D4BE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E4D4BE?: #E4D4BE is a light, desaturated orange known as Bread Crumb. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bread Crumb?: The RGB value is 228, 212, 190: 228 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bread Crumb?: The complementary color is #BECEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D4BE?: 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.