What color is #E7E6DE?

#E7E6DE is a very light, grayish yellow known as Morning Bread. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Morning Bread?

The RGB value is 231, 230, 222: 231 red, 230 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Morning Bread?

The complementary color is #DEDFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E6DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Morning Bread color: hex code #E7E6DE

#E7E6DE rgb(231, 230, 222)

Shades of gray

Morning Bread has the hex code #E7E6DE. It is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 90.2% green and 87.1% blue (231, 230, 222).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.77:1).

Morning Bread (#E7E6DE) color codes

HEX	`#E7E6DE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 230, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 90.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 16%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.17, -1.06, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.17, 4.15, 104.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.435, 78.857, 80.393)`
Decimal	`15197918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Morning Bread, 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 #E7E6DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E6DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.77:1	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 #E7E6DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e6de; }
.text { color: #e7e6de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e6de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 230 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e6de, #e3e7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #E7E6DE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E7E6DE?: #E7E6DE is a very light, grayish yellow known as Morning Bread. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Morning Bread?: The RGB value is 231, 230, 222: 231 red, 230 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Morning Bread?: The complementary color is #DEDFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E6DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.