What color is #E0DDBA?

#E0DDBA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DDBA?

The RGB value is 224, 221, 186: 224 red, 221 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DDBA?

The complementary color is #BABDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DDBA color

#E0DDBA rgb(224, 221, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0DDBA is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 86.7% green and 72.9% blue (224, 221, 186).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 38% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#E0DDBA color codes

HEX	`#E0DDBA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 221, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 86.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 38%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.54, -4.73, 17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.54, 18.21, 105.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.459, 71.106, 56.721)`
Decimal	`14736826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DDBA, 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 #E0DDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #E0DDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0ddba; }
.text { color: #e0ddba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0ddba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 221 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0ddba, #d0e0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E0DDBA?: #E0DDBA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DDBA?: The RGB value is 224, 221, 186: 224 red, 221 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DDBA?: The complementary color is #BABDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.