What color is #E0D8C5?

#E0D8C5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coco Malt. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D8C5?

The RGB value is 224, 216, 197: 224 red, 216 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D8C5?

The complementary color is #C5CDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D8C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D8C5 color

#E0D8C5 rgb(224, 216, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0D8C5 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 84.7% green and 77.3% blue (224, 216, 197).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Coco Malt (#E4DCC9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#E0D8C5 color codes

HEX	`#E0D8C5`
RGB	`rgb(224, 216, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 84.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.5, -0.45, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.5, 10.35, 92.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.373, 68.991, 62.685)`
Decimal	`14735557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D8C5, 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 #E0D8C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D8C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #E0D8C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d8c5; }
.text { color: #e0d8c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d8c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 216 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d8c5, #dae0c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E0D8C5?: #E0D8C5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coco Malt. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D8C5?: The RGB value is 224, 216, 197: 224 red, 216 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D8C5?: The complementary color is #C5CDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D8C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.