What color is #E6D0AB?

#E6D0AB is a light, moderate orange known as Durian White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Durian White?

The RGB value is 230, 208, 171: 230 red, 208 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Durian White?

The complementary color is #ABC1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D0AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Durian White color: hex code #E6D0AB

#E6D0AB rgb(230, 208, 171)

Shades of beige

Durian White has the hex code #E6D0AB. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 81.6% green and 67.1% blue (230, 208, 171).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 54% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

Durian White (#E6D0AB) color codes

HEX	`#E6D0AB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 208, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 81.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 54%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 26%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.42, 2.04, 21.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.42, 21.29, 84.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.54, 64.877, 47.748)`
Decimal	`15126699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Durian White, 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 #E6D0AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D0AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #E6D0AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d0ab; }
.text { color: #e6d0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d0ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 208 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d0ab, #dfe6ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #E6D0AB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E6D0AB?: #E6D0AB is a light, moderate orange known as Durian White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Durian White?: The RGB value is 230, 208, 171: 230 red, 208 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Durian White?: The complementary color is #ABC1E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D0AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.