What color is #E9D6BD?

#E9D6BD is a very light, desaturated orange known as Writer’s Parchment. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Writer’s Parchment?

The RGB value is 233, 214, 189: 233 red, 214 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Writer’s Parchment?

The complementary color is #BDD0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D6BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Writer’s Parchment color: hex code #E9D6BD

#E9D6BD rgb(233, 214, 189)

Shades of beige

Writer’s Parchment has the hex code #E9D6BD. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 83.9% green and 74.1% blue (233, 214, 189).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 50% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

Writer’s Parchment (#E9D6BD) color codes

HEX	`#E9D6BD`
RGB	`rgb(233, 214, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 83.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 50%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.55, 2.6, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.55, 14.96, 79.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.836, 69.092, 57.95)`
Decimal	`15324861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Writer’s Parchment, 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 #E9D6BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D6BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #E9D6BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d6bd; }
.text { color: #e9d6bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d6bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 214 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d6bd, #e6e9bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

See #E9D6BD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9D6BD?: #E9D6BD is a very light, desaturated orange known as Writer’s Parchment. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Writer’s Parchment?: The RGB value is 233, 214, 189: 233 red, 214 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Writer’s Parchment?: The complementary color is #BDD0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D6BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.