What color is #E0E4CE?

#E0E4CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E4CE?

The RGB value is 224, 228, 206: 224 red, 228 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E4CE?

The complementary color is #D2CEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E4CE color

#E0E4CE rgb(224, 228, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0E4CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 89.4% green and 80.8% blue (224, 228, 206).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Frost (#DCE0CD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#E0E4CE color codes

HEX	`#E0E4CE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 228, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 89.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.76, -5.15, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.76, 11.49, 116.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.623, 75.791, 69.342)`
Decimal	`14738638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E4CE, 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 #E0E4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #E0E4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e4ce; }
.text { color: #e0e4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 228 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e4ce, #d5e4ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E0E4CE?: #E0E4CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E4CE?: The RGB value is 224, 228, 206: 224 red, 228 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E4CE?: The complementary color is #D2CEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.