What color is #E1E0CC?

#E1E0CC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E0CC?

The RGB value is 225, 224, 204: 225 red, 224 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E0CC?

The complementary color is #CCCDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E0CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E0CC color

#E1E0CC rgb(225, 224, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1E0CC is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.8% green and 80% blue (225, 224, 204).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 26% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#E1E0CC color codes

HEX	`#E1E0CC`
RGB	`rgb(225, 224, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 26%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.77, -3.08, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.77, 10.39, 107.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.605, 73.679, 67.722)`
Decimal	`14803148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E0CC, 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 #E1E0CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E0CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #E1E0CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e0cc; }
.text { color: #e1e0cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e0cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 224 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e0cc, #d8e1cc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E1E0CC?: #E1E0CC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E0CC?: The RGB value is 225, 224, 204: 225 red, 224 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E0CC?: The complementary color is #CCCDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E0CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.