What color is #E1E1C4?

#E1E1C4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E1C4?

The RGB value is 225, 225, 196: 225 red, 225 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E1C4?

The complementary color is #C4C4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E1C4 color

#E1E1C4 rgb(225, 225, 196)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E1E1C4 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 88.2% green and 76.9% blue (225, 225, 196).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Frost (#E1E4C5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#E1E1C4 color codes

HEX	`#E1E1C4`
RGB	`rgb(225, 225, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 88.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.85, -4.88, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.85, 15.03, 108.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.939, 73.844, 62.888)`
Decimal	`14803396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E1C4, 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 #E1E1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #E1E1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e1c4; }
.text { color: #e1e1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 225 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e1c4, #d3e1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E1E1C4?: #E1E1C4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E1C4?: The RGB value is 225, 225, 196: 225 red, 225 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E1C4?: The complementary color is #C4C4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.