What color is #E2D8C3?

#E2D8C3 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Exclusive Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Exclusive Ivory?

The RGB value is 226, 216, 195: 226 red, 216 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Exclusive Ivory?

The complementary color is #C3CDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D8C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Exclusive Ivory color: hex code #E2D8C3

#E2D8C3 rgb(226, 216, 195)

Shades of beige

Exclusive Ivory has the hex code #E2D8C3. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 84.7% green and 76.5% blue (226, 216, 195).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 35% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

Exclusive Ivory (#E2D8C3) color codes

HEX	`#E2D8C3`
RGB	`rgb(226, 216, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 84.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 35%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.61, -0.05, 11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.61, 11.58, 90.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.769, 69.222, 61.516)`
Decimal	`14866627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Exclusive Ivory, 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 #E2D8C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D8C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #E2D8C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d8c3; }
.text { color: #e2d8c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d8c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 216 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d8c3, #dde2c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E2D8C3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2D8C3?: #E2D8C3 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Exclusive Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Exclusive Ivory?: The RGB value is 226, 216, 195: 226 red, 216 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Exclusive Ivory?: The complementary color is #C3CDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D8C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.