What color is #E1D3CE?

#E1D3CE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D3CE?

The RGB value is 225, 211, 206: 225 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D3CE?

The complementary color is #CEDCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D3CE color

#E1D3CE rgb(225, 211, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1D3CE is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 82.7% green and 80.8% blue (225, 211, 206).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 24% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#E1D3CE color codes

HEX	`#E1D3CE`
RGB	`rgb(225, 211, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 82.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 24%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.53, 3.98, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.53, 5.79, 46.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.485, 67.053, 67.873)`
Decimal	`14799822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D3CE, 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 #E1D3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #E1D3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d3ce; }
.text { color: #e1d3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 211 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d3ce, #e1dcce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E1D3CE?: #E1D3CE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D3CE?: The RGB value is 225, 211, 206: 225 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D3CE?: The complementary color is #CEDCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.