What color is #E7D3B7?

#E7D3B7 is a light, moderate orange known as Dust Storm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dust Storm?

The RGB value is 231, 211, 183: 231 red, 211 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dust Storm?

The complementary color is #B7CBE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D3B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dust Storm color: hex code #E7D3B7

#E7D3B7 rgb(231, 211, 183)

Shades of beige

Dust Storm has the hex code #E7D3B7. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 82.7% green and 71.8% blue (231, 211, 183).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 50% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 21% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

Dust Storm (#E7D3B7) color codes

HEX	`#E7D3B7`
RGB	`rgb(231, 211, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 82.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 50%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 21%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 21%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.5, 2.54, 16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.5, 16.59, 81.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.796, 66.998, 54.309)`
Decimal	`15193015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dust Storm, 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 #E7D3B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D3B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #E7D3B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d3b7; }
.text { color: #e7d3b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d3b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 211 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d3b7, #e3e7b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Champagne.

See #E7D3B7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E7D3B7?: #E7D3B7 is a light, moderate orange known as Dust Storm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dust Storm?: The RGB value is 231, 211, 183: 231 red, 211 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dust Storm?: The complementary color is #B7CBE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D3B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.