What color is #E1CD9F?

#E1CD9F is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Prairie Land. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1CD9F?

The RGB value is 225, 205, 159: 225 red, 205 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1CD9F?

The complementary color is #9FB3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CD9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CD9F color

#E1CD9F rgb(225, 205, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1CD9F is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 80.4% green and 62.4% blue (225, 205, 159).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 52% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 29% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Prairie Land (#E2CC9C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#E1CD9F color codes

HEX	`#E1CD9F`
RGB	`rgb(225, 205, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 80.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 52%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 29%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 29%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.01, 0.11, 25.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.01, 25.48, 89.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.141, 62.175, 41.68)`
Decimal	`14798239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CD9F, 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 #E1CD9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CD9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #E1CD9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1cd9f; }
.text { color: #e1cd9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1cd9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 205 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1cd9f, #d4e19f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E1CD9F?: #E1CD9F is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Prairie Land. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1CD9F?: The RGB value is 225, 205, 159: 225 red, 205 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CD9F?: The complementary color is #9FB3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CD9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.