What color is #E1D7CD?

#E1D7CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crepuscular. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D7CD?

The RGB value is 225, 215, 205: 225 red, 215 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D7CD?

The complementary color is #CDD7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D7CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D7CD color

#E1D7CD rgb(225, 215, 205)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1D7CD is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 84.3% green and 80.4% blue (225, 215, 205).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 25% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Crepuscular (#E7DCCE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#E1D7CD color codes

HEX	`#E1D7CD`
RGB	`rgb(225, 215, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 84.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 25%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.51, 1.73, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.51, 6.39, 74.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.37, 69.017, 67.571)`
Decimal	`14800845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D7CD, 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 #E1D7CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D7CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #E1D7CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d7cd; }
.text { color: #e1d7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d7cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 215 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d7cd, #e1e1cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E1D7CD?: #E1D7CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crepuscular. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D7CD?: The RGB value is 225, 215, 205: 225 red, 215 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D7CD?: The complementary color is #CDD7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D7CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.