What color is #E1D5A7?

#E1D5A7 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D5A7?

The RGB value is 225, 213, 167: 225 red, 213 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D5A7?

The complementary color is #A7B3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D5A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D5A7 color

#E1D5A7 rgb(225, 213, 167)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1D5A7 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 83.5% green and 65.5% blue (225, 213, 167).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 49% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#E1D5A7 color codes

HEX	`#E1D5A7`
RGB	`rgb(225, 213, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 83.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 49%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.19, -2.97, 24.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.19, 24.46, 96.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.821, 66.387, 46.109)`
Decimal	`14800295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D5A7, 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 #E1D5A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D5A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #E1D5A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d5a7; }
.text { color: #e1d5a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d5a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 213 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d5a7, #d0e1a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E1D5A7?: #E1D5A7 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D5A7?: The RGB value is 225, 213, 167: 225 red, 213 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D5A7?: The complementary color is #A7B3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D5A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.