What color is #E1CFB3?

#E1CFB3 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pretty Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1CFB3?

The RGB value is 225, 207, 179: 225 red, 207 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1CFB3?

The complementary color is #B3C5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CFB3 color

#E1CFB3 rgb(225, 207, 179)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1CFB3 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 81.2% green and 70.2% blue (225, 207, 179).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 43% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Pastry (#DFCDB2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#E1CFB3 color codes

HEX	`#E1CFB3`
RGB	`rgb(225, 207, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 81.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 43%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 20%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.91, 1.83, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.91, 16.3, 83.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.501, 63.889, 51.731)`
Decimal	`14798771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CFB3, 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 #E1CFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #E1CFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1cfb3; }
.text { color: #e1cfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1cfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 207 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1cfb3, #dce1b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E1CFB3?: #E1CFB3 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pretty Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1CFB3?: The RGB value is 225, 207, 179: 225 red, 207 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CFB3?: The complementary color is #B3C5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.