What color is #E0DAC8?

#E0DAC8 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Peace & Quiet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DAC8?

The RGB value is 224, 218, 200: 224 red, 218 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DAC8?

The complementary color is #C8CEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DAC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DAC8 color

#E0DAC8 rgb(224, 218, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0DAC8 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 85.5% green and 78.4% blue (224, 218, 200).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 28% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black.

This exact color is also called Peace & Quiet.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#E0DAC8 color codes

HEX	`#E0DAC8`
RGB	`rgb(224, 218, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 28%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, -1, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 9.64, 95.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.236, 70.161, 64.685)`
Decimal	`14736072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DAC8, 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 #E0DAC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DAC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #E0DAC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dac8; }
.text { color: #e0dac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 218 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dac8, #dae0c8); }

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Questions

What color is #E0DAC8?: #E0DAC8 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Peace & Quiet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DAC8?: The RGB value is 224, 218, 200: 224 red, 218 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DAC8?: The complementary color is #C8CEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DAC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.