What color is #E9D8C2?

#E9D8C2 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Floating Feather. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Floating Feather?

The RGB value is 233, 216, 194: 233 red, 216 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Floating Feather?

The complementary color is #C2D3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D8C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Floating Feather color: hex code #E9D8C2

#E9D8C2 rgb(233, 216, 194)

Shades of beige

Floating Feather has the hex code #E9D8C2. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 84.7% green and 76.1% blue (233, 216, 194).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 47% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

Floating Feather (#E9D8C2) color codes

HEX	`#E9D8C2`
RGB	`rgb(233, 216, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 84.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 47%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.16, 2.31, 12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.16, 13.17, 79.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.897, 70.332, 61.027)`
Decimal	`15325378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Floating Feather, 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 #E9D8C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D8C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	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 #E9D8C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d8c2; }
.text { color: #e9d8c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d8c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 216 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d8c2, #e6e9c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

See #E9D8C2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9D8C2?: #E9D8C2 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Floating Feather. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Floating Feather?: The RGB value is 233, 216, 194: 233 red, 216 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Floating Feather?: The complementary color is #C2D3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D8C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.