What color is #E0D39B?

#E0D39B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D39B?

The RGB value is 224, 211, 155: 224 red, 211 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D39B?

The complementary color is #9BA8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D39B color

#E0D39B rgb(224, 211, 155)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0D39B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 82.7% green and 60.8% blue (224, 211, 155).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 53% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sunny Glory (#E8D99C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#E0D39B color codes

HEX	`#E0D39B`
RGB	`rgb(224, 211, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 82.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 53%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 31%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, -3.88, 29.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 29.67, 97.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.952, 64.804, 40.354)`
Decimal	`14734235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D39B, 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 #E0D39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #E0D39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d39b; }
.text { color: #e0d39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 211 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d39b, #cbe09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E0D39B?: #E0D39B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D39B?: The RGB value is 224, 211, 155: 224 red, 211 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D39B?: The complementary color is #9BA8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.