What color is #E0DD9F?

#E0DD9F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DD9F?

The RGB value is 224, 221, 159: 224 red, 221 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DD9F?

The complementary color is #9FA2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DD9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DD9F color

#E0DD9F rgb(224, 221, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0DD9F is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 86.7% green and 62.4% blue (224, 221, 159).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 51% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 29% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Celery Sceptre (#E1DF9A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#E0DD9F color codes

HEX	`#E0DD9F`
RGB	`rgb(224, 221, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 86.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 51%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 29%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 29%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.03, -8.47, 30.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.03, 32.03, 105.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.855, 70.065, 43.007)`
Decimal	`14736799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DD9F, 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 #E0DD9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DD9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #E0DD9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dd9f; }
.text { color: #e0dd9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dd9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 221 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dd9f, #c3e09f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E0DD9F?: #E0DD9F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DD9F?: The RGB value is 224, 221, 159: 224 red, 221 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DD9F?: The complementary color is #9FA2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DD9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.