What color is #E1DACF?

#E1DACF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noble Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DACF?

The RGB value is 225, 218, 207: 225 red, 218 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DACF?

The complementary color is #CFD6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DACF color

#E1DACF rgb(225, 218, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1DACF is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.5% green and 81.2% blue (225, 218, 207).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 23% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Noble Cream (#E1DACE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#E1DACF color codes

HEX	`#E1DACF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 218, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 23%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.32, 0.5, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.32, 6.28, 85.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.384, 70.656, 69.108)`
Decimal	`14801615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DACF, 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 #E1DACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #E1DACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dacf; }
.text { color: #e1dacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 218 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dacf, #dfe1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E1DACF?: #E1DACF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noble Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DACF?: The RGB value is 225, 218, 207: 225 red, 218 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DACF?: The complementary color is #CFD6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.