What color is #E0DDD4?

#E0DDD4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DDD4?

The RGB value is 224, 221, 212: 224 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DDD4?

The complementary color is #D4D7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DDD4 color

#E0DDD4 rgb(224, 221, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0DDD4 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 86.7% green and 83.1% blue (224, 221, 212).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 16% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Paper Castles (#E5E2DA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#E0DDD4 color codes

HEX	`#E0DDD4`
RGB	`rgb(224, 221, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 86.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 16%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 5%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.12, -0.55, 4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.12, 4.8, 96.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.479, 72.314, 72.625)`
Decimal	`14736852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DDD4, 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 #E0DDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #E0DDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0ddd4; }
.text { color: #e0ddd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0ddd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 221 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0ddd4, #dde0d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E0DDD4?: #E0DDD4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DDD4?: The RGB value is 224, 221, 212: 224 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DDD4?: The complementary color is #D4D7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.