What color is #E1D8CC?

#E1D8CC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noble Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D8CC?

The RGB value is 225, 216, 204: 225 red, 216 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D8CC?

The complementary color is #CCD5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D8CC color

#E1D8CC rgb(225, 216, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1D8CC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 84.7% green and 80% blue (225, 216, 204).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 26% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Noble Cream (#E1DACE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#E1D8CC color codes

HEX	`#E1D8CC`
RGB	`rgb(225, 216, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 84.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 26%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.74, 1.04, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.74, 7.09, 81.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.505, 69.48, 67.022)`
Decimal	`14801100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D8CC, 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 #E1D8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #E1D8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d8cc; }
.text { color: #e1d8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 216 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d8cc, #e0e1cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E1D8CC?: #E1D8CC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noble Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D8CC?: The RGB value is 225, 216, 204: 225 red, 216 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D8CC?: The complementary color is #CCD5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.