What color is #E1D9B8?

#E1D9B8 is a light, desaturated yellow known as Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D9B8?

The RGB value is 225, 217, 184: 225 red, 217 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D9B8?

The complementary color is #B8C0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D9B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D9B8 color

#E1D9B8 rgb(225, 217, 184)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1D9B8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.1% green and 72.2% blue (225, 217, 184).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 41% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 12% black.

This exact color is also called Sesame Seed.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#E1D9B8 color codes

HEX	`#E1D9B8`
RGB	`rgb(225, 217, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 41%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.55, -2.61, 17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.55, 17.46, 98.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.516, 69.095, 55.276)`
Decimal	`14801336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D9B8, 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 #E1D9B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D9B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #E1D9B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d9b8; }
.text { color: #e1d9b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d9b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 217 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d9b8, #d5e1b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E1D9B8?: #E1D9B8 is a light, desaturated yellow known as Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D9B8?: The RGB value is 225, 217, 184: 225 red, 217 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D9B8?: The complementary color is #B8C0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D9B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.