What color is #E1DCBE?

#E1DCBE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DCBE?

The RGB value is 225, 220, 190: 225 red, 220 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DCBE?

The complementary color is #BEC3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DCBE color

#E1DCBE rgb(225, 220, 190)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1DCBE is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 86.3% green and 74.5% blue (225, 220, 190).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#E1DCBE color codes

HEX	`#E1DCBE`
RGB	`rgb(225, 220, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 86.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.44, -3.25, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.44, 15.71, 101.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.938, 70.912, 58.919)`
Decimal	`14802110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DCBE, 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 #E1DCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #E1DCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dcbe; }
.text { color: #e1dcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 220 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dcbe, #d4e1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E1DCBE?: #E1DCBE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DCBE?: The RGB value is 225, 220, 190: 225 red, 220 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DCBE?: The complementary color is #BEC3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.