What color is #E3D3BF?

#E3D3BF is a light, desaturated orange known as Oyster. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oyster?

The RGB value is 227, 211, 191: 227 red, 211 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oyster?

The complementary color is #BFCFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oyster color: hex code #E3D3BF

#E3D3BF rgb(227, 211, 191)

Shades of beige

Oyster has the hex code #E3D3BF. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 82.7% green and 74.9% blue (227, 211, 191).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 39% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

Oyster (#E3D3BF) color codes

HEX	`#E3D3BF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 211, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 82.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 39%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.34, 2.28, 11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.34, 12.11, 79.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.376, 66.682, 58.76)`
Decimal	`14930879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oyster, 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 #E3D3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #E3D3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d3bf; }
.text { color: #e3d3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 211 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d3bf, #e1e3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

See #E3D3BF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E3D3BF?: #E3D3BF is a light, desaturated orange known as Oyster. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oyster?: The RGB value is 227, 211, 191: 227 red, 211 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oyster?: The complementary color is #BFCFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.