What color is #E0DBC7?

#E0DBC7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DBC7?

The RGB value is 224, 219, 199: 224 red, 219 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DBC7?

The complementary color is #C7CCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DBC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DBC7 color

#E0DBC7 rgb(224, 219, 199)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0DBC7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 85.9% green and 78% blue (224, 219, 199).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 29% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#E0DBC7 color codes

HEX	`#E0DBC7`
RGB	`rgb(224, 219, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 29%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.31, -1.68, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.31, 10.58, 99.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.38, 70.634, 64.159)`
Decimal	`14736327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DBC7, 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 #E0DBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DBC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #E0DBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dbc7; }
.text { color: #e0dbc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dbc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 219 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dbc7, #d8e0c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E0DBC7?: #E0DBC7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DBC7?: The RGB value is 224, 219, 199: 224 red, 219 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DBC7?: The complementary color is #C7CCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DBC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.