What color is #E1D6B0?

#E1D6B0 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D6B0?

The RGB value is 225, 214, 176: 225 red, 214 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D6B0?

The complementary color is #B0BBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D6B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D6B0 color

#E1D6B0 rgb(225, 214, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1D6B0 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 83.9% green and 69% blue (225, 214, 176).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 45% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#E1D6B0 color codes

HEX	`#E1D6B0`
RGB	`rgb(225, 214, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 83.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 45%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 22%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.62, -2.23, 20.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.62, 20.29, 96.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.934, 67.236, 50.729)`
Decimal	`14800560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D6B0, 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 #E1D6B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D6B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #E1D6B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d6b0; }
.text { color: #e1d6b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d6b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 214 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d6b0, #d3e1b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #E1D6B0?: #E1D6B0 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D6B0?: The RGB value is 225, 214, 176: 225 red, 214 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D6B0?: The complementary color is #B0BBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D6B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.