What color is #E1D2CA?

#E1D2CA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D2CA?

The RGB value is 225, 210, 202: 225 red, 210 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D2CA?

The complementary color is #CAD9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D2CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D2CA color

#E1D2CA rgb(225, 210, 202)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E1D2CA is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 82.4% green and 79.2% blue (225, 210, 202).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 28% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Ice (#DFD2CA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#E1D2CA color codes

HEX	`#E1D2CA`
RGB	`rgb(225, 210, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 82.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 28%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.18, 3.84, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.18, 6.97, 56.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.758, 66.366, 65.264)`
Decimal	`14799562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D2CA, 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 #E1D2CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D2CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #E1D2CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d2ca; }
.text { color: #e1d2ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d2ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 210 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d2ca, #e1ddca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E1D2CA?: #E1D2CA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D2CA?: The RGB value is 225, 210, 202: 225 red, 210 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D2CA?: The complementary color is #CAD9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D2CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.