What color is #E0E3C9?

#E0E3C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E3C9?

The RGB value is 224, 227, 201: 224 red, 227 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E3C9?

The complementary color is #CCC9E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E3C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E3C9 color

#E0E3C9 rgb(224, 227, 201)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E0E3C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 89% green and 78.8% blue (224, 227, 201).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 32% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Marble Grape (#DEE2C7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#E0E3C9 color codes

HEX	`#E0E3C9`
RGB	`rgb(224, 227, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 89%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 32%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.39, -5.45, 12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.39, 13.52, 113.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.751, 75.003, 66.102)`
Decimal	`14738377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E3C9, 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 #E0E3C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E3C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	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 #E0E3C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e3c9; }
.text { color: #e0e3c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e3c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 227 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e3c9, #d3e3c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E0E3C9?: #E0E3C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E3C9?: The RGB value is 224, 227, 201: 224 red, 227 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E3C9?: The complementary color is #CCC9E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E3C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.