What color is #E1DFC5?

#E1DFC5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DFC5?

The RGB value is 225, 223, 197: 225 red, 223 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DFC5?

The complementary color is #C5C7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DFC5 color

#E1DFC5 rgb(225, 223, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1DFC5 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.5% green and 77.3% blue (225, 223, 197).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 32% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#E1DFC5 color codes

HEX	`#E1DFC5`
RGB	`rgb(225, 223, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 32%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.36, -3.7, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.36, 13.51, 105.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.516, 72.815, 63.31)`
Decimal	`14802885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DFC5, 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 #E1DFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #E1DFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dfc5; }
.text { color: #e1dfc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dfc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 223 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dfc5, #d5e1c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1DFC5?: #E1DFC5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DFC5?: The RGB value is 225, 223, 197: 225 red, 223 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DFC5?: The complementary color is #C5C7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.