What color is #E1DBC0?

#E1DBC0 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DBC0?

The RGB value is 225, 219, 192: 225 red, 219 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DBC0?

The complementary color is #C0C6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DBC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DBC0 color

#E1DBC0 rgb(225, 219, 192)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1DBC0 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.9% green and 75.3% blue (225, 219, 192).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 35% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#E1DBC0 color codes

HEX	`#E1DBC0`
RGB	`rgb(225, 219, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 35%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, -2.43, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 14.23, 99.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.897, 70.477, 59.991)`
Decimal	`14801856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DBC0, 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 #E1DBC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DBC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #E1DBC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dbc0; }
.text { color: #e1dbc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dbc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 219 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dbc0, #d7e1c0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E1DBC0?: #E1DBC0 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DBC0?: The RGB value is 225, 219, 192: 225 red, 219 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DBC0?: The complementary color is #C0C6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DBC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.