What color is #E1DDC6?

#E1DDC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DDC6?

The RGB value is 225, 221, 198: 225 red, 221 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DDC6?

The complementary color is #C6CAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DDC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DDC6 color

#E1DDC6 rgb(225, 221, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1DDC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 86.7% green and 77.6% blue (225, 221, 198).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 31% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#E1DDC6 color codes

HEX	`#E1DDC6`
RGB	`rgb(225, 221, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 86.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 31%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.87, -2.51, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.87, 12.05, 102.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.1, 71.798, 63.739)`
Decimal	`14802374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DDC6, 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 #E1DDC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DDC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	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 #E1DDC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1ddc6; }
.text { color: #e1ddc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1ddc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 221 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1ddc6, #d7e1c6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1DDC6?: #E1DDC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DDC6?: The RGB value is 225, 221, 198: 225 red, 221 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DDC6?: The complementary color is #C6CAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DDC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.