What color is #E1DAC3?

#E1DAC3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DAC3?

The RGB value is 225, 218, 195: 225 red, 218 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DAC3?

The complementary color is #C3CAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DAC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DAC3 color

#E1DAC3 rgb(225, 218, 195)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1DAC3 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.5% green and 76.5% blue (225, 218, 195).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 33% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#E1DAC3 color codes

HEX	`#E1DAC3`
RGB	`rgb(225, 218, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 33%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.04, -1.44, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.04, 12.26, 96.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.972, 70.091, 61.673)`
Decimal	`14801603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DAC3, 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 #E1DAC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DAC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	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 #E1DAC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dac3; }
.text { color: #e1dac3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dac3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 218 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dac3, #d9e1c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E1DAC3?: #E1DAC3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DAC3?: The RGB value is 225, 218, 195: 225 red, 218 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DAC3?: The complementary color is #C3CAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DAC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.