What color is #E1DED6?

#E1DED6 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DED6?

The RGB value is 225, 222, 214: 225 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DED6?

The complementary color is #D6D9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DED6 color

#E1DED6 rgb(225, 222, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DED6 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.1% green and 83.9% blue (225, 222, 214).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 15% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Paper Castles (#E5E2DA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#E1DED6 color codes

HEX	`#E1DED6`
RGB	`rgb(225, 222, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 15%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 5%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.5, -0.38, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.5, 4.29, 95.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.309, 73.105, 74.065)`
Decimal	`14802646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DED6, 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 #E1DED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	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 #E1DED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1ded6; }
.text { color: #e1ded6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1ded6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 222 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1ded6, #dfe1d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E1DED6?: #E1DED6 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DED6?: The RGB value is 225, 222, 214: 225 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DED6?: The complementary color is #D6D9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.