What color is #E6DFC4?

#E6DFC4 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Horseradish?

The RGB value is 230, 223, 196: 230 red, 223 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Horseradish?

The complementary color is #C4CBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DFC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Horseradish color: hex code #E6DFC4

#E6DFC4 rgb(230, 223, 196)

Shades of beige

Horseradish has the hex code #E6DFC4. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.5% green and 76.9% blue (230, 223, 196).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 40% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

Horseradish (#E6DFC4) color codes

HEX	`#E6DFC4`
RGB	`rgb(230, 223, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 40%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 15%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.73, -2.07, 14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.73, 14.25, 98.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.984, 73.585, 62.783)`
Decimal	`15130564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Horseradish, 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 #E6DFC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DFC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	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 #E6DFC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dfc4; }
.text { color: #e6dfc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dfc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 223 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dfc4, #dce6c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E6DFC4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E6DFC4?: #E6DFC4 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Horseradish?: The RGB value is 230, 223, 196: 230 red, 223 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Horseradish?: The complementary color is #C4CBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DFC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.