What color is #E1DBD0?

#E1DBD0 is a very light, grayish orange known as Merino. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Merino?

The RGB value is 225, 219, 208: 225 red, 219 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Merino?

The complementary color is #D0D6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DBD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Merino color: hex code #E1DBD0

#E1DBD0 rgb(225, 219, 208)

Shades of beige

Merino has the hex code #E1DBD0. It is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.9% green and 81.6% blue (225, 219, 208).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 22% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

Merino (#E1DBD0) color codes

HEX	`#E1DBD0`
RGB	`rgb(225, 219, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 22%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.59, 0.15, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.59, 6.13, 88.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.767, 71.225, 69.84)`
Decimal	`14801872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Merino, 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 #E1DBD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DBD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #E1DBD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dbd0; }
.text { color: #e1dbd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dbd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 219 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dbd0, #dfe1d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #E1DBD0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1DBD0?: #E1DBD0 is a very light, grayish orange known as Merino. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Merino?: The RGB value is 225, 219, 208: 225 red, 219 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Merino?: The complementary color is #D0D6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DBD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.