What color is #E0DABB?

#E0DABB is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DABB?

The RGB value is 224, 218, 187: 224 red, 218 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DABB?

The complementary color is #BBC1E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DABB color

#E0DABB rgb(224, 218, 187)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0DABB is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 85.5% green and 73.3% blue (224, 218, 187).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sesame Seed (#E1D9B8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#E0DABB color codes

HEX	`#E0DABB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 218, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.79, -3.04, 16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.79, 16.3, 100.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.781, 69.579, 57.021)`
Decimal	`14736059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DABB, 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 #E0DABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #E0DABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dabb; }
.text { color: #e0dabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 218 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dabb, #d4e0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E0DABB?: #E0DABB is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DABB?: The RGB value is 224, 218, 187: 224 red, 218 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DABB?: The complementary color is #BBC1E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.