What color is #E3D2C0?

#E3D2C0 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Sand Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sand Dune?

The RGB value is 227, 210, 192: 227 red, 210 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sand Dune?

The complementary color is #C0D1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D2C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sand Dune color: hex code #E3D2C0

#E3D2C0 rgb(227, 210, 192)

Shades of beige

Sand Dune has the hex code #E3D2C0. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 82.4% green and 75.3% blue (227, 210, 192).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

Sand Dune (#E3D2C0) color codes

HEX	`#E3D2C0`
RGB	`rgb(227, 210, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 82.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.11, 2.95, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.11, 11.43, 75.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.239, 66.231, 59.259)`
Decimal	`14930624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sand Dune, 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 #E3D2C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D2C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #E3D2C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d2c0; }
.text { color: #e3d2c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d2c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 210 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d2c0, #e3e3c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

See #E3D2C0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E3D2C0?: #E3D2C0 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Sand Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sand Dune?: The RGB value is 227, 210, 192: 227 red, 210 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sand Dune?: The complementary color is #C0D1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D2C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.