What color is #E1DBD1?

#E1DBD1 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Merino. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DBD1?

The RGB value is 225, 219, 209: 225 red, 219 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DBD1?

The complementary color is #D1D7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DBD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DBD1 color

#E1DBD1 rgb(225, 219, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DBD1 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.9% green and 82% blue (225, 219, 209).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 21% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Merino (#E1DBD0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#E1DBD1 color codes

HEX	`#E1DBD1`
RGB	`rgb(225, 219, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 21%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 7%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.62, 0.32, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.62, 5.65, 86.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.89, 71.275, 70.49)`
Decimal	`14801873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DBD1, 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 #E1DBD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DBD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #E1DBD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dbd1; }
.text { color: #e1dbd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dbd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 219 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dbd1, #dfe1d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E1DBD1?: #E1DBD1 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Merino. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DBD1?: The RGB value is 225, 219, 209: 225 red, 219 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DBD1?: The complementary color is #D1D7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DBD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.