What color is #E7E5DE?

#E7E5DE is a very light, grayish yellow known as Puffy Pillow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Puffy Pillow?

The RGB value is 231, 229, 222: 231 red, 229 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Puffy Pillow?

The complementary color is #DEE0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E5DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Puffy Pillow color: hex code #E7E5DE

#E7E5DE rgb(231, 229, 222)

Shades of gray

Puffy Pillow has the hex code #E7E5DE. It is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 89.8% green and 87.1% blue (231, 229, 222).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

Puffy Pillow (#E7E5DE) color codes

HEX	`#E7E5DE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 229, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 89.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.92, -0.55, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.92, 3.69, 98.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.157, 78.302, 80.3)`
Decimal	`15197662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Puffy Pillow, 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 #E7E5DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E5DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #E7E5DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e5de; }
.text { color: #e7e5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e5de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 229 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e5de, #e4e7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #E7E5DE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E7E5DE?: #E7E5DE is a very light, grayish yellow known as Puffy Pillow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Puffy Pillow?: The RGB value is 231, 229, 222: 231 red, 229 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Puffy Pillow?: The complementary color is #DEE0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E5DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.