What color is #E0D2A9?

#E0D2A9 is a light, desaturated orange known as Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gratin Dauphinois?

The RGB value is 224, 210, 169: 224 red, 210 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gratin Dauphinois?

The complementary color is #A9B7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D2A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gratin Dauphinois color: hex code #E0D2A9

#E0D2A9 rgb(224, 210, 169)

Shades of beige

Gratin Dauphinois has the hex code #E0D2A9. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 82.4% green and 66.3% blue (224, 210, 169).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 47% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 25% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

Gratin Dauphinois (#E0D2A9) color codes

HEX	`#E0D2A9`
RGB	`rgb(224, 210, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 82.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 47%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 25%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, -1.52, 22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 22.16, 93.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.949, 64.806, 46.827)`
Decimal	`14733993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gratin Dauphinois, 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 #E0D2A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D2A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #E0D2A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d2a9; }
.text { color: #e0d2a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d2a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 210 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d2a9, #d2e0a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #E0D2A9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0D2A9?: #E0D2A9 is a light, desaturated orange known as Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gratin Dauphinois?: The RGB value is 224, 210, 169: 224 red, 210 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gratin Dauphinois?: The complementary color is #A9B7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D2A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.