What color is #E8DDC6?

#E8DDC6 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Heavy Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heavy Cream?

The RGB value is 232, 221, 198: 232 red, 221 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heavy Cream?

The complementary color is #C6D1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DDC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heavy Cream color: hex code #E8DDC6

#E8DDC6 rgb(232, 221, 198)

Shades of beige

Heavy Cream has the hex code #E8DDC6. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 86.7% green and 77.6% blue (232, 221, 198).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 42% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

Heavy Cream (#E8DDC6) color codes

HEX	`#E8DDC6`
RGB	`rgb(232, 221, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 86.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 42%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.42, -0.01, 12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.42, 12.64, 90.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.327, 72.947, 63.843)`
Decimal	`15261126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heavy Cream, 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 #E8DDC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DDC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #E8DDC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8ddc6; }
.text { color: #e8ddc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8ddc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 221 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8ddc6, #e2e8c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E8DDC6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8DDC6?: #E8DDC6 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Heavy Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heavy Cream?: The RGB value is 232, 221, 198: 232 red, 221 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heavy Cream?: The complementary color is #C6D1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DDC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.