What color is #E0D5C6?

#E0D5C6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D5C6?

The RGB value is 224, 213, 198: 224 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D5C6?

The complementary color is #C6D1E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D5C6 color

#E0D5C6 rgb(224, 213, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0D5C6 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 83.5% green and 77.6% blue (224, 213, 198).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Wheat Sheaf (#DFD4C4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#E0D5C6 color codes

HEX	`#E0D5C6`
RGB	`rgb(224, 213, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 83.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.76, 1.27, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.76, 8.85, 81.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.727, 67.514, 63.037)`
Decimal	`14734790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D5C6, 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 #E0D5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #E0D5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d5c6; }
.text { color: #e0d5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 213 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d5c6, #dee0c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E0D5C6?: #E0D5C6 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D5C6?: The RGB value is 224, 213, 198: 224 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D5C6?: The complementary color is #C6D1E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.