What color is #E1E3CB?

#E1E3CB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E3CB?

The RGB value is 225, 227, 203: 225 red, 227 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E3CB?

The complementary color is #CDCBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E3CB color

#E1E3CB rgb(225, 227, 203)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E1E3CB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 89% green and 79.6% blue (225, 227, 203).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#E1E3CB color codes

HEX	`#E1E3CB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 227, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 89%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.51, -4.78, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.51, 12.45, 112.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.299, 75.258, 67.364)`
Decimal	`14803915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E3CB, 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 #E1E3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #E1E3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e3cb; }
.text { color: #e1e3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 227 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e3cb, #d5e3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #E1E3CB?: #E1E3CB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E3CB?: The RGB value is 225, 227, 203: 225 red, 227 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E3CB?: The complementary color is #CDCBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.