What color is #E1D3BB?

#E1D3BB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cream and Sugar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D3BB?

The RGB value is 225, 211, 187: 225 red, 211 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D3BB?

The complementary color is #BBC9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D3BB color

#E1D3BB rgb(225, 211, 187)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1D3BB is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 82.7% green and 73.3% blue (225, 211, 187).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Cream and Sugar (#DDCFB9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#E1D3BB color codes

HEX	`#E1D3BB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 211, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 82.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.09, 0.94, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.09, 13.66, 86.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.315, 66.185, 56.444)`
Decimal	`14799803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D3BB, 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 #E1D3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #E1D3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d3bb; }
.text { color: #e1d3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 211 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d3bb, #dce1bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E1D3BB?: #E1D3BB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cream and Sugar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D3BB?: The RGB value is 225, 211, 187: 225 red, 211 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D3BB?: The complementary color is #BBC9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.