What color is #E1D8CF?

#E1D8CF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Grim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D8CF?

The RGB value is 225, 216, 207: 225 red, 216 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D8CF?

The complementary color is #CFD8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D8CF color

#E1D8CF rgb(225, 216, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1D8CF is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 84.7% green and 81.2% blue (225, 216, 207).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 23% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Grim Gray (#E3DCD6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#E1D8CF color codes

HEX	`#E1D8CF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 216, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 84.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 23%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.81, 1.54, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.81, 5.74, 74.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.868, 69.625, 68.936)`
Decimal	`14801103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D8CF, 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 #E1D8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #E1D8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d8cf; }
.text { color: #e1d8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 216 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d8cf, #e1e1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #E1D8CF?: #E1D8CF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Grim Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D8CF?: The RGB value is 225, 216, 207: 225 red, 216 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D8CF?: The complementary color is #CFD8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.