What color is #E0DABF?

#E0DABF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DABF?

The RGB value is 224, 218, 191: 224 red, 218 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DABF?

The complementary color is #BFC5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DABF color

#E0DABF rgb(224, 218, 191)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0DABF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 85.5% green and 74.9% blue (224, 218, 191).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 35% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#E0DABF color codes

HEX	`#E0DABF`
RGB	`rgb(224, 218, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 35%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.88, -2.43, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.88, 14.24, 99.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.215, 69.752, 59.308)`
Decimal	`14736063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DABF, 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 #E0DABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #E0DABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dabf; }
.text { color: #e0dabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 218 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dabf, #d6e0bf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E0DABF?: #E0DABF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DABF?: The RGB value is 224, 218, 191: 224 red, 218 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DABF?: The complementary color is #BFC5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.