What color is #E0E1D1?

#E0E1D1 is a very light, grayish yellow known as Wild Wheat. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wild Wheat?

The RGB value is 224, 225, 209: 224 red, 225 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wild Wheat?

The complementary color is #D2D1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E1D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wild Wheat color: hex code #E0E1D1

#E0E1D1 rgb(224, 225, 209)

Shades of yellow

Wild Wheat has the hex code #E0E1D1. It is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 88.2% green and 82% blue (224, 225, 209).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 21% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

Wild Wheat (#E0E1D1) color codes

HEX	`#E0E1D1`
RGB	`rgb(224, 225, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 88.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 21%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 7%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.06, -3.12, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.06, 8.32, 112.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.173, 74.301, 71.007)`
Decimal	`14737873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wild Wheat, 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 #E0E1D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E1D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	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 #E0E1D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e1d1; }
.text { color: #e0e1d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e1d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 225 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e1d1, #d8e1d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #E0E1D1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0E1D1?: #E0E1D1 is a very light, grayish yellow known as Wild Wheat. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wild Wheat?: The RGB value is 224, 225, 209: 224 red, 225 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wild Wheat?: The complementary color is #D2D1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E1D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.