What color is #E1DBB5?

#E1DBB5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DBB5?

The RGB value is 225, 219, 181: 225 red, 219 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DBB5?

The complementary color is #B5BBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DBB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DBB5 color

#E1DBB5 rgb(225, 219, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1DBB5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.9% green and 71% blue (225, 219, 181).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 42% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sesame Seed (#E1D9B8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#E1DBB5 color codes

HEX	`#E1DBB5`
RGB	`rgb(225, 219, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 42%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 20%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87, -4.08, 19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87, 19.89, 101.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.723, 70.008, 53.81)`
Decimal	`14801845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DBB5, 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 #E1DBB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DBB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #E1DBB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dbb5; }
.text { color: #e1dbb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dbb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 219 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dbb5, #d1e1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #E1DBB5?: #E1DBB5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DBB5?: The RGB value is 225, 219, 181: 225 red, 219 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DBB5?: The complementary color is #B5BBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DBB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.