What color is #E1E4C5?

#E1E4C5 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frost?

The RGB value is 225, 228, 197: 225 red, 228 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frost?

The complementary color is #C8C5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E4C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frost color: hex code #E1E4C5

#E1E4C5 rgb(225, 228, 197)

Shades of yellow

Frost has the hex code #E1E4C5. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 89.4% green and 77.3% blue (225, 228, 197).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 36% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

Frost (#E1E4C5) color codes

HEX	`#E1E4C5`
RGB	`rgb(225, 228, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 89.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 36%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.64, -6.25, 14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.64, 16.07, 112.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.872, 75.526, 63.762)`
Decimal	`14804165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frost, 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 #E1E4C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E4C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #E1E4C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e4c5; }
.text { color: #e1e4c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e4c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 228 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e4c5, #d2e4c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

See #E1E4C5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1E4C5?: #E1E4C5 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frost?: The RGB value is 225, 228, 197: 225 red, 228 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frost?: The complementary color is #C8C5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E4C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.