What color is #E1E1AC?

#E1E1AC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E1AC?

The RGB value is 225, 225, 172: 225 red, 225 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E1AC?

The complementary color is #ACACE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E1AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E1AC color

#E1E1AC rgb(225, 225, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1E1AC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 88.2% green and 67.5% blue (225, 225, 172).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 47% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Steamy Dumpling (#EAE9B4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#E1E1AC color codes

HEX	`#E1E1AC`
RGB	`rgb(225, 225, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 88.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 47%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 24%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.37, -8.4, 26.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.37, 27.35, 107.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.423, 72.837, 49.634)`
Decimal	`14803372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E1AC, 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 #E1E1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E1AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	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 #E1E1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e1ac; }
.text { color: #e1e1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 225 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e1ac, #c7e1ac); }

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Questions

What color is #E1E1AC?: #E1E1AC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E1AC?: The RGB value is 225, 225, 172: 225 red, 225 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E1AC?: The complementary color is #ACACE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E1AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.