What color is #E1DDBF?

#E1DDBF is a light, desaturated yellow known as Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silver Fern?

The RGB value is 225, 221, 191: 225 red, 221 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silver Fern?

The complementary color is #BFC3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silver Fern color: hex code #E1DDBF

#E1DDBF rgb(225, 221, 191)

Shades of beige

Silver Fern has the hex code #E1DDBF. It is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 86.7% green and 74.9% blue (225, 221, 191).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 36% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

Silver Fern (#E1DDBF) color codes

HEX	`#E1DDBF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 221, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 86.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 36%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.72, -3.61, 15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.72, 15.66, 103.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.311, 71.483, 59.584)`
Decimal	`14802367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silver Fern, 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 #E1DDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	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 #E1DDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1ddbf; }
.text { color: #e1ddbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1ddbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 221 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1ddbf, #d4e1bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #E1DDBF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1DDBF?: #E1DDBF is a light, desaturated yellow known as Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silver Fern?: The RGB value is 225, 221, 191: 225 red, 221 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silver Fern?: The complementary color is #BFC3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.