What color is #E0D3CC?

#E0D3CC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D3CC?

The RGB value is 224, 211, 204: 224 red, 211 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D3CC?

The complementary color is #CCD9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D3CC color

#E0D3CC rgb(224, 211, 204)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E0D3CC is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 82.7% green and 80% blue (224, 211, 204).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Ice (#DFD2CA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#E0D3CC color codes

HEX	`#E0D3CC`
RGB	`rgb(224, 211, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 82.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.4, 3.29, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.4, 6.04, 57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.933, 66.796, 66.587)`
Decimal	`14734284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D3CC, 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 #E0D3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #E0D3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d3cc; }
.text { color: #e0d3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 211 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d3cc, #e0ddcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E0D3CC?: #E0D3CC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D3CC?: The RGB value is 224, 211, 204: 224 red, 211 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D3CC?: The complementary color is #CCD9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.